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Shirane-yama or Nikko-shirane
Weather Forecast, Japan
Issued: 2 pm Mon 05 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Mon 05 Jan Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sun morning).
	Mon 5		Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	cloudy	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	5	4	4	2	—	—	—	1	4	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-11	-11	-9	-9	-7	-7	-7	-11	-14	-11	-7	-6	-6	-3	-3	-5
min °C	-9	-13	-13	-10	-10	-8	-8	-10	-13	-15	-14	-9	-7	-7	-4	-5	-11
chill °C	-18	-26	-27	-22	-19	-14	-15	-20	-26	-30	-29	-18	-14	-14	-12	-15	-24

Freezing level m	1200	0	200	400	0	600	1000	450	400	0	0	250	850	0	1150	1500	950
Cloud base (m)	1850		1450	1700		1550	900		1650	2000	850						1800

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

The weather forecast for Shirane-yama or Nikko-shirane is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sun 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. 38 minutes ago	0° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.	40 km
Utsunomiya 51 km ESE 140m alt. 38 minutes ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 170).	40 km
Maebashi 53 km S 240m alt. 38 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).	40 km
Yagura wx 60 km SW 556m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Kumgaya 72 km S 32m alt. 38 minutes ago	8° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 60).	40 km
Yachi wx 82 km NW 103m alt. 57 minutes ago	1° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Shirakawa 82 km ENE 356m alt. 38 minutes ago	4° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 20).	40 km
Wakamatsu 89 km NNE 240m alt. 38 minutes ago	2° C	Moderate to heavy freezing rain.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 280).	40 km
Karuizawa 90 km SSW 1001m alt. 38 minutes ago	4° C	Continuous light snow.	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 240).	40 km
Karuizawa 92 km SW 1018m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 284).

* 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.