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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #297
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 15 January 2026: California nears full opening after seven-foot storms, while Rockies and Northeast enjoy long-awaited midwinter snow.
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Shirao Ski Area at 985 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 18 Jan 2026
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clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | |
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max °C | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | -4 | -6 | -9 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -6 |
min °C | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -5 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -7 |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -6 | -12 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -9 | -14 | -12 | -15 | -13 | -11 | -14 | -15 | |
53 | 44 | 44 | 68 | 97 | 78 | 69 | 79 | 64 | 48 | 85 | 87 | 59 | 91 | 94 | 93 | 95 | |
1850 | 1850 | 1850 | 1700 | 1400 | 500 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).
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Latest snow reports near Shirao Ski Area:
37 km away from Shirao Ski Area
18 hours ago
Drizzle reported from Takajama at 562 metres elevation only 4 kms NE of Harayama Shimin but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Harayama Shimin
Shirao Ski Area Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 14 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gifu are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of January has on average:
1.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.9 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gifu are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Shirao Ski Area at the specific elevation of 985 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Shirao Ski Area. 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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