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Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #285
Weekly Snow News for the Southern Hemisphere, updated 22 October 2025: Only New Zealand’s Mt Ruapehu remains open, while Chile’s Valle Nevado closed after a stellar 442cm (174”) season.
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Zao Sarukura at 880 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 23 Oct 2025
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some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | mod. rain | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light snow | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
max°C | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
min°C | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -1 | 0 | 3 | |
69 | 81 | 57 | 70 | 83 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 94 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 83 | 96 | 91 | 95 | 92 | 76 | 74 | 62 | |
2000 | 1800 | 1800 | 1900 | 1900 | 2500 | 2600 | 2850 | 3200 | 3300 | 3300 | 2450 | 2350 | 2250 | 1450 | 1200 | 1100 | 1300 | 1450 | 1750 | |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | 4:51 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:43 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 27.0mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).
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Zao Sarukura Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 15 Apr 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of October has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Zao Sarukura Forecast Snowfall
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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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