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Shirane-yama or Nikko-shirane
Weather Forecast, Japan
Issued: 2 am Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 2 am Wed 24 Dec Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).
	Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29
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	mod. snow	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	SSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	NW	WNW	W	SW	WSW	W
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max °C	-1	0	0	-1	-2	-4	-15	-21	-15	-13	-13	-13	-10	-9	-7	-7	-6	-7
min °C	-2	0	0	-1	-3	-11	-18	-21	-17	-14	-13	-13	-12	-9	-8	-7	-6	-8
chill °C	-11	-8	-6	-8	-11	-23	-36	-41	-36	-28	-24	-24	-25	-19	-17	-16	-15	-19

Freezing level m	1950	2550	2650	2300	2150	1600	450	0	0	0	500	0	750	1050	0	1200	1450	1550
Cloud base (m)	750	700	2300	1800	650	700	1450	800	1400				1700	2000			6350

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shirane-yama or Nikko-shirane at the specific elevation of 2574 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. 45 minutes ago	2° C	Light rain and snow.	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).	32 km
Utsunomiya 51 km ESE 140m alt. 45 minutes ago	3° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 50).	5.0 km
Maebashi 53 km S 240m alt. 45 minutes ago	3° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 320).	30 km
Yagura wx 60 km SW 556m alt. 59 minutes ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Kumgaya 72 km S 32m alt. 45 minutes ago	4° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the WNW (9 kph at 300).	35 km
Yachi wx 82 km NW 103m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Shirakawa 82 km ENE 356m alt. 45 minutes ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).	40 km
Wakamatsu 89 km NNE 240m alt. 45 minutes ago	0° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 210).	40 km
Karuizawa 90 km SSW 1001m alt. 45 minutes ago	0° C	Moderate to heavy freezing rain.	Calm (4 kph at 80).	4.8 km
Karuizawa 92 km SW 1018m alt. 3 hours ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 350).

* 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.