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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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Purgatory at 2988 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 10 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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some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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max °C | -4 | 1 | 2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -13 | -4 | -3 | -10 |
min °C | -5 | -4 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -16 | -15 | -11 | -15 | -11 | -6 | -11 |
-5 | -4 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -24 | -22 | -17 | -21 | -14 | -6 | -11 | |
32 | 25 | 52 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 96 | 91 | 86 | 83 | 35 | 57 | 28 | 29 | 60 | 32 | |
2150 | 3150 | 2750 | 2350 | 2750 | 2450 | 2200 | 2350 | 2150 | 800 | 1750 | 1300 | 600 | 2350 | 2000 | 900 | |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
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Purgatory Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 8 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in USA - Colorado are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (4)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
3.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in USA - Colorado are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (4)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Purgatory at the specific elevation of 2988 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Purgatory. 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 United States.
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