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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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Banshogahara at 1400 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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cloudy | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -5 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -7 | -7 | -10 |
min °C | -6 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -12 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -3 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 |
-12 | -16 | -15 | -11 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -8 | -8 | -11 | -8 | -12 | -12 | -14 | -15 | |
38 | 67 | 79 | 86 | 82 | 89 | 38 | 63 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 39 | 55 | 86 | 90 | 82 | 76 | |
700 | 350 | 400 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 600 | 1300 | 200 | 250 | 500 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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Banshogahara Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Banshogahara at the specific elevation of 1400 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Banshogahara. 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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