Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 21st October 2026
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
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So we had that run of fine blue-sky weather, and we have had some rain at times since then.
The headline today is how unseasonably warm it is going to be today around the country. It might get as hot as 26C or so in Yuzawa today. Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya might all record temps up to and even over 30C. Yikes. I look forward to some proper chills.
The day starts with a fair amount of cloud and some blue sky. Rain expeced this evening and into tomorrow...
Over the coming weeks if you want to keep an eye on ski area openings around Japan, here is the place to do it:
That page will be updated until mid-December.
Kagura is of course the first for this region, with a planned opening date of Saturday 28th November.
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All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.