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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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Hatoriko at 950 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | snow shwrs | mod. snow | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -8 | -9 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -1 | 0 | -5 |
min °C | -9 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -10 | -3 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -3 | -2 | -7 |
-19 | -18 | -13 | -12 | -15 | -10 | -14 | -16 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -17 | -14 | -15 | -6 | -9 | -17 | |
88 | 94 | 92 | 82 | 84 | 57 | 79 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 70 | 56 | 69 | 91 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 400 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 450 | 900 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sun morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
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Hatoriko Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 20 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Hatoriko at the specific elevation of 950 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hatoriko. 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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