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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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Kotobiki Forest Park at 540 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 21 Jan 2026
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Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
min °C | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -7 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
-13 | -11 | -13 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -2 | -3 | -4 | |
65 | 82 | 77 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 94 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 81 | 87 | 96 | 81 | 74 | 98 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 450 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 650 | 300 | |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
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Kotobiki Forest Park Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 5 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Shimane are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Shimane are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Kotobiki Forest Park at the specific elevation of 540 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Kotobiki Forest Park. 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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