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Houkendake
Weather Forecast, Japan
Issued: 2 pm Fri 02 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Fri 02 Jan Local Time

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3 Houkendake Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).
	Fri 2		Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5			Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	clear	heavy snow
km/h	WSW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	SSW	N	WNW	W
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cm	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	1	2	—	16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-18	-20	-19	-18	-10	-9	-10	-9	-12	-13	-13	-12	-10	-11	-10	-11	-15
min °C	-18	-20	-20	-18	-16	-10	-10	-12	-13	-14	-13	-12	-11	-12	-11	-13	-19
chill °C	-29	-34	-35	-30	-31	-23	-24	-26	-26	-26	-27	-25	-23	-19	-16	-27	-37

Freezing level m	600	0	350	700	0	650	1100	500	950	1300	0	950	1350	900	1100	1300	450
Cloud base (m)	1500	1850	1500	2000	900		1450	850	850	900	900			5550	2500	2350	1350

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Houkendake Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Houkendake is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Houkendake Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Houkendake at the specific elevation of 2931 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Houkendake. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Japan.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Matsushima wx 22 km NE 798m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 114).
Iida wx 29 km S 605m alt. 3 hours ago	3° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (10 kph at 288).
Iida 30 km S 484m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Continuous light snow.	Light winds from the WNW (13 kph at 290).	33 km
Suwa 40 km NE 762m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (24 kph at 290).	40 km
Matsumoto Airport 44 km NNE 241m alt. 2 hours ago		Shower light snow.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 280).	3.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
Momose wx 48 km NNE 603m alt. 2 hours ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 268).
Matsumoto 54 km NNE 611m alt. 2 hours ago	-2° C	Continuous light snow.	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).	28 km
Takajama 65 km WNW 562m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	Continuous light snow.	Calm (4 kph at 60).	40 km
Kai wx 67 km E 329m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 207).
Nishi-hanawa wx 68 km ESE 253m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 54).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.