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Shirane-yama or Nikko-shirane
Weather Forecast, Japan
Issued: 8 pm Fri 26 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Fri 26 Dec Local Time

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3 Shirane-yama or Nikko-shirane Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).
		Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31			Thursday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	WNW	W	W	W	NW	W	SSW	SSW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
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cm	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	4	2	6
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-10	-10	-9	-5	-5	-5	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-5	-7	-9	-13	-14	-13	-13
min °C	-14	-12	-11	-10	-7	-6	-6	-5	-3	-4	-3	-4	-7	-7	-11	-16	-15	-14	-14
chill °C	-29	-22	-20	-19	-15	-11	-12	-11	-9	-11	-9	-11	-15	-15	-21	-28	-27	-26	-24

Freezing level m	0	0	550	0	850	1200	350	1200	1400	1500	1550	1550	1050	1050	850	0	0	200	0
Cloud base (m)	1500	6500			1750		850	1500	900		6500		850	1600	2100	1800	1900	1900	2650

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Shirane-yama or Nikko-shirane Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shirane-yama or Nikko-shirane is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Shirane-yama or Nikko-shirane Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shirane-yama or Nikko-shirane at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Shirane-yama or Nikko-shirane. 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
Nikko 13 km SE 1298m alt. 2 hours ago	-8° C	-	Wind obs. (35 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.	40 km
Utsunomiya 51 km ESE 140m alt. 2 hours ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.	40 km
Maebashi 53 km S 240m alt. 3 hours ago	1° C	-	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 310).	40 km
Yagura wx 60 km SW 556m alt. 55 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Kumgaya 72 km S 32m alt. 2 hours ago	0° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 340).	40 km
Yachi wx 82 km NW 103m alt. 51 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 200).
Shirakawa 82 km ENE 356m alt. 2 hours ago	-2° C	Freezing rain.	Light winds from the WNW (13 kph at 300).	40 km
Wakamatsu 89 km NNE 240m alt. 3 hours ago	-3° C	Continuous light snow.	Light winds from the WNW (15 kph at 290).	3.5 km
Karuizawa 90 km SSW 1001m alt. 2 hours ago	-9° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).	40 km
Karuizawa 92 km SW 1018m alt. 1 hour ago	-8° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 271).

* 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.