– Lat/Long: 36.80° N 139.38° E

Shirane-yama or Nikko-shirane
Weather Forecast, Japan
Issued: 2 am Sat 03 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 2 am Sat 03 Jan 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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Mainly stormy winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).
	Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5			Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	4	3	6	—	—	2	2	3	5	—	—	—	—	—	9	5	4	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-17	-15	-10	-10	-10	-10	-12	-13	-12	-12	-10	-8	-8	-9	-13	-17	-16	-13
min °C	-17	-16	-14	-10	-11	-11	-12	-15	-15	-12	-11	-9	-10	-10	-18	-17	-17	-15
chill °C	-32	-32	-29	-22	-25	-24	-25	-31	-32	-26	-23	-18	-17	-23	-38	-36	-35	-31

Freezing level m	250	500	300	500	1000	600	1000	800	0	350	1100	600	1000	1350	250	0	150	0
Cloud base (m)	1500	1450	900			1650	850	1750	1500		2450	5950	750		800	1450	1500	1550

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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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Mainly stormy winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed 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. 49 minutes ago	-6° C	Freezing rain.	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 260).	2.5 km
Utsunomiya 51 km ESE 140m alt. 49 minutes ago	-2° C	Mist	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 300).	26 km
Maebashi 53 km S 240m alt. 49 minutes ago	0° C	-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 320).	40 km
Yagura wx 60 km SW 556m alt. 1 hour ago	-7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Kumgaya 72 km S 32m alt. 49 minutes ago	1° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (9 kph at 300).	40 km
Yachi wx 82 km NW 103m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Shirakawa 82 km ENE 356m alt. 49 minutes ago	-1° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 10).	40 km
Wakamatsu 89 km NNE 240m alt. 49 minutes ago	-1° C	Intermittent moderate snow.	Calm (4 kph at 160).	40 km
Karuizawa 90 km SSW 1001m alt. 49 minutes ago	-8° C	Mist	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 250).	3.0 km
lightning 17km S of Kashiwazaki 90 km W 547m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm

* 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.