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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #297
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 15 January 2026: California nears full opening after seven-foot storms, while Rockies and Northeast enjoy long-awaited midwinter snow.
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Biwako Valley at 1174 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 17 Jan 2026
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clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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max °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -5 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 |
min °C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -2 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -9 |
-1 | -4 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -10 | -18 | -21 | -20 | -16 | -15 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -21 | |
42 | 89 | 67 | 32 | 25 | 39 | 53 | 69 | 92 | 82 | 91 | 90 | 70 | 76 | 94 | 93 | 80 | 87 | |
1950 | 1600 | 1350 | 2200 | 2300 | 2050 | 1900 | 1650 | 1450 | 400 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | |
 | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.
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Biwako Valley Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 11 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Shiga are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 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. |
1.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Shiga are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Biwako Valley at the specific elevation of 1174 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Biwako Valley. 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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