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 28 March.
Updated 28 March 2025 14:06 IST.
| Next Snow Expected | 31 March |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 3cm |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | 9cm |
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| Fri 28 | Sat 29 | Sun 30 | Mon 31 | Tue 01 | Wed 02 | Thu 03 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | W F2 | ||||||
| 1,661m | 18℃
 | 9℃
 | 8℃
 | 7℃
+3cm
| -2℃
 +6cm
| 4℃
 | 4℃
|
| W F2 | |||||||
| 1,221m | 18℃
| 9℃
| 8℃
| 7℃
+3cm
| 1℃
+6cm
| 7℃
| 7℃
|
| W F2 | |||||||
| 780m | 18℃
| 9℃
| 8℃
| 7℃
+3cm
| 3℃
+3cm
| 10℃
| 9℃
|
| Snow Line | 780m | 780m | |||||
| Max Town | 18℃ | 9℃ | 8℃ | 7℃ | 3℃ | 10℃ | 9℃ |
| Min Town | 3℃ | -2℃ | -4℃ | -2℃ | 0℃ | 3℃ | 1℃ |
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 18℃
Min 3℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 3℃ to daytime highs around 18℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Fri
28
Snow unlikely
Cloudy early, then clear spells later.
Max 9℃
Min -2℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -2℃ and rising to 9℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sat
29
Snow unlikely
Clear spells early, then clear sky later.
Max 8℃
Min -4℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -4℃ and rising to 8℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sun
30
Snow unlikely
Clear sky.
Max 7℃
Min -2℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -2℃ and rising to 7℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Mon
31
3cm New Snow
Fair first, clear spells then cloudy, snow showers later.
Snow falling to resort level.
Max 3℃
Min 0℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 0℃ to daytime highs around 3℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Tue
01
3cm to 6cm New Snow
Light snow early, then fair later.
Snow falling to resort level.
Max 10℃
Min 3℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 3℃ to daytime highs around 10℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) conditions up high.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Wed
02
Snow unlikely
Clear spells, fog, clear spells later.
Max 9℃
Min 1℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 1℃ to daytime highs around 9℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) from mid-mountain up.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Thu
03
Snow unlikely
Cloudy, clear spells, fair 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 14:06 IST, next update expected 19:30 IST.