Zao Snow Forecast - 7 day
Snow Forecast for Zao
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This is the 7-Day Snow Forecast for Zao, Japan for 7 days from 31 March.
Updated 31 March 2025 13:32 AEDT.
| Next Snow Expected | 3 April |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 4cm |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | 6cm |
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For Forecast detail, see below.
Forecast for Zao
Zao has no new snow forecast in the next 48 hours.
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| Mon 31 | Tue 01 | Wed 02 | Thu 03 | Fri 04 | Sat 05 | Sun 06 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | NW F3 | SW F3 | |||||
| 1,661m | 7℃
 | 5℃
 | 6℃
 | -2℃
 +6cm
| -1℃
 +1cm
| 4℃
 | 7℃
|
| NW F3 | SW F3 | ||||||
| 1,221m | 7℃
| 5℃
| 6℃
| 1℃
+4cm
| 2℃
| 7℃
| 10℃
|
| NW F3 | SW F3 | ||||||
| 780m | 7℃
| 5℃
| 6℃
| 4℃
 +1cm
| 5℃
| 10℃
| 13℃
|
| Snow Line | varying 1,569m | varying 1,009m | |||||
| Max Town | 7℃ | 5℃ | 6℃ | 4℃ | 5℃ | 10℃ | 13℃ |
| Min Town | 0℃ | 2℃ | 1℃ | 1℃ | 0℃ | 4℃ | 6℃ |
This table shows the average forecast snowfall, the maximum temperature, and expected general weather at resort, lower and upper mountain levels. For daily forecast details, see below.
Zao Medium-Range (7-Day) Snow Forecast Detail
Note :- Mountain weather is extremely dynamic; the forecast below will change. Any forecast snow may move forward or back in the forecast, and predicted snowfall depths will be revised in subsequent updates.
Max 7℃
Min 0℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 0℃ to daytime highs around 7℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Mon
31
Snow unlikely
Fair, clear sky, fair later.
Max 5℃
Min 2℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 2℃ to daytime highs around 5℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Tue
01
Snow unlikely
Drizzle, light rain, rain showers later.
Max 6℃
Min 1℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 1℃ to daytime highs around 6℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) from mid-mountain up.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Wed
02
Snow unlikely
Drizzle, light drizzle, cloudy later.
Max 4℃
Min 1℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 1℃ to daytime highs around 4℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Thu
03
1cm to 6cm New Snow
Light rain first, snow at altitude then fog, cloudy later.
Snow Line from 1,569m to resort level.
Max 5℃
Min 0℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 0℃ to daytime highs around 5℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) from mid-mountain up.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Fri
04
up to 1cm New Snow
Clear spells, fair, clear sky later.
Snow Line from 1,009m to 979m, with rain below.
Max 10℃
Min 4℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 4℃ to daytime highs around 10℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) conditions up high.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sat
05
Snow unlikely
Fair early, then cloudy later.
Max 13℃
Min 6℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 6℃ to daytime highs around 13℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sun
06
Snow unlikely
Cloudy first, light rain showers then cloudy, light rain later.
This Snow Forecast for Zao, Japan gives the predicted Snowfall and Freezing Levels for the next week.
The forecast snowfall depths given are the likely average accumulations for the Lower and Upper slopes. The actual snow depth in Zao, on any given piste or itinerary, may be dramatically different, particularly if the snowfall is accompanied by high winds and/or varying air temperatures.
Snow Forecasts beyond two days ahead are subject to significant change and variable reliability.
Zao Snow Forecast updated at 13:32 AEDT, next update expected 19:00 AEDT.
Snow Forecast near Zao
| Snow Report and Forecast | 48 Hr | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | 7 Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiga Yakebitaiyama | - | 2cm | |||||||
| Shiga Higashitateyama | - | 2cm |