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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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Ani at 1200 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 23 Jan 2026
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Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | |
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7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -12 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -10 | -12 | -12 | -11 |
min °C | -12 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -12 |
-24 | -24 | -21 | -23 | -27 | -28 | -30 | -27 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -15 | -21 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -22 | |
97 | 97 | 94 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 98 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.
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Ani Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 51 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Akita are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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4.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Akita are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Ani at the specific elevation of 1200 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Ani. 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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