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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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Getō Kōgen at 855 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 21 Jan 2026
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heavy snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | |
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12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -10 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -7 |
min °C | -12 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -7 |
-22 | -20 | -21 | -23 | -22 | -19 | -19 | -13 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -24 | -24 | -19 | -16 | -16 | |
93 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 97 | 93 | 87 | 95 | 92 | 92 | 73 | 88 | 91 | 95 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).
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Getō Kōgen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 45 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Iwate are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
1.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Iwate are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Getō Kōgen at the specific elevation of 855 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Getō Kōgen. 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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Resort name is also written as Getou Kogen.
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