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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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Forester Shibu Toge at 2238 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | mod. snow | |
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max °C | -18 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -14 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -12 |
min °C | -19 | -17 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -8 | -10 | -15 |
-31 | -28 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -25 | -31 | -32 | -33 | -33 | -23 | -19 | -19 | -17 | -19 | -26 | |
84 | 67 | 77 | 89 | 90 | 93 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 44 | 48 | 77 | 66 | 80 | 83 | |
0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 350 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 750 | 1150 | 200 | |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).
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Forester Shibu Toge Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 10 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
1.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Forester Shibu Toge at the specific elevation of 2238 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Forester Shibu Toge. 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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