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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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Cupid Valley at 430 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 21 Jan 2026
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heavy snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | snow shwrs | |
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27 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -4 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -5 |
min °C | -6 | -5 | -5 | -9 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -6 |
-14 | -12 | -11 | -13 | -8 | -8 | -11 | -6 | -7 | -4 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -8 | -6 | -6 | |
96 | 87 | 84 | 86 | 77 | 79 | 89 | 90 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 77 | 79 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 150 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
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15 hours agoIt is snowing steadily in Muikamachi Hakkaisan. from Muikamachi Hakkaisan
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Excellent on and off piste conditions. Snowing lightly, refreshing pistes. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
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20 hours agoSnow falling at Lotte Arai Resort. from Lotte Arai Resort
Cupid Valley Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 42 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | 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 Cupid Valley at the specific elevation of 430 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Cupid Valley. 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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