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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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Norn Minakami at 1220 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | heavy snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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4 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -10 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -2 | -1 | -4 |
min °C | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -8 |
-18 | -16 | -12 | -7 | -12 | -13 | -17 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -16 | -13 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -16 | |
68 | 64 | 62 | 68 | 69 | 87 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 87 | 86 | 78 | 60 | 51 | 77 | 88 | |
0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 250 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 500 | 1050 | 200 | |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sun morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).
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Latest snow reports near Norn Minakami:
41 km away from Norn Minakami
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It is snowing heavily in Hakkai Sanroku. from Hakkai Sanroku
38 km away from Norn Minakami
16 hours agoSnow falling in Shiga Kogen-Okushiga Kogen. from Shiga Kogen-Okushiga Kogen
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18 hours agoSnow falling in Kagura. from Kagura
Norn Minakami Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 22 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
1.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Norn Minakami at the specific elevation of 1220 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Norn Minakami. 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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