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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #298
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 21 January 2026: Japan leads global snowfall again, with 1m (40") in 72 hours on Hokkaido and heavy, cold powder spreading into Honshu.
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Arai Funaokayama at 122 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 23 Jan 2026
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Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||
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light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | mod. rain | heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 |
min °C | -2 | -1 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -6 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -4 | -7 |
-2 | -1 | -5 | 0 | -1 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -9 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -2 | -6 | -10 | |
87 | 97 | 91 | 97 | 98 | 96 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 83 | 79 | 84 | 81 | 100 | 97 | 89 | 76 | 88 | |
0 | 200 | 0 | 200 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 650 | 150 | 0 | 200 | 0 | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 10.0mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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Arai Funaokayama Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 45 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Arai Funaokayama at the specific elevation of 122 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Arai Funaokayama. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Japan.
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