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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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Joetsu Kokusai at 608 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 24 Jan 2026
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heavy snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | |
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15 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | |
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max °C | -3 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -6 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -4 |
min °C | -3 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -5 |
-8 | -4 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -11 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -6 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -12 | -13 | |
97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 83 | 84 | 52 | 84 | 97 | 95 | 91 | 96 | 89 | 96 | 93 | |
200 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Joetsu Kokusai:
16 km away from Joetsu Kokusai
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It is snowing steadily in Muikamachi Hakkaisan. from Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Joetsu Kokusai Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 47 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 23 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
3.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Joetsu Kokusai at the specific elevation of 608 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Joetsu Kokusai. 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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