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Zao Sarukura at 880 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 29 Dec 2025
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light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -4 |
min °C | 0 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -5 |
-6 | -6 | -6 | -11 | -10 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -17 | -17 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -11 | -12 | -13 | |
83 | 92 | 96 | 93 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 89 | 80 | 85 | 89 | 93 | 93 | |
1000 | 1100 | 950 | 500 | 350 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | 4:30 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).
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Zao Sarukura Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 12 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 27 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
Snow History
Week 4 of December has on average:
1.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.1 | 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 880 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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