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Zao Sarukura at 795 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 17 Jan 2026
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night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -9 |
min °C | -6 | -5 | -5 | -4 | 0 | 1 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 |
-16 | -14 | -11 | -9 | -2 | -3 | -18 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -16 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -19 | |
82 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 56 | 78 | 97 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 94 | 89 | 88 | 88 | |
0 | 200 | 400 | 0 | 700 | 1000 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).
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Zao Sarukura Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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Week 3 of January has on average:
1.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Zao Sarukura at the specific elevation of 795 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Zao Sarukura. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Japan.
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