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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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Hakkoda at 670 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 21 Jan 2026
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light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
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max °C | -9 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -7 |
min °C | -10 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -8 |
-18 | -19 | -18 | -19 | -17 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -16 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -20 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -16 | |
83 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 94 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 84 | 93 | 85 | 94 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Sun afternoon).
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Hakkoda Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 36 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Aomori are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 3 of January has on average:
0.9 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
3.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Hakkoda at the specific elevation of 670 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hakkoda. 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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