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Yamagata Zao Onsen at 1220 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 31 Mar 2025
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some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | mod. snow | snow shwrs | |
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— | 2.0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | — | |
max°C | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
min°C | -5 | -4 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
-8 | -10 | -8 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | -5 | -8 | |
77 | 92 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 88 | 97 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 41 | 49 | 91 | 55 | 66 | 79 | |
0 | 600 | 700 | 750 | 1200 | 1450 | 1400 | 1250 | 1250 | 1000 | 900 | 1000 | 700 | 1350 | 1800 | 1550 | 2000 | 2050 | 1200 | |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Drizzle on Sun afternoon turning to light snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).
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Yamagata Zao Onsen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 220 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 80 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 4 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 30 Mar 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of April has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Zao Onsen by Chris Ivin
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Yamagata Zao Onsen at the specific elevation of 1220 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Yamagata Zao Onsen. 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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Visitor Reviews of Yamagata Zao Onsen
Overall 3.3 Based on 4 votes and 2 reviews
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- Diane and Morris from Australia writes:
We have skied at Zao for the last 4 years. We love it here because it has let us experience traditional Japanese culture. Although there is not much English spoken here, we have managed. Although, the first year was a bit of a shock we have found the locals very friendly and helpful. In fact, some people even recognise us year after year. We hope to visit again. The resorts we have stayed in have easy access to the chairlifts and the locker rooms are good. Love the onsens. The runs suit us as we prefer green runs. There are more difficult runs. We also found an English speaking instructor and English maps.
Visitor Reviews of Yamagata Zao Onsen
Diane and Morris from Australia writes:
We have skied at Zao for the last 4 years. We love it here because it has let us experience traditional Japanese culture. Although there is not much English spoken here, we have managed. Although, the first year was a bit of a shock we have found the locals very friendly and helpful. In fact, some people even recognise us year after year. We hope to visit again. The resorts we have stayed in have easy access to the chairlifts and the locker rooms are good. Love the onsens. The runs suit us as we prefer green runs. There are more difficult runs. We also found an English speaking instructor and English maps.
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