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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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Gokase Highland at 1610 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | mod. snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | |
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1 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | |
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max °C | -10 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -4 |
min °C | -11 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -5 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -5 |
-21 | -20 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -18 | -21 | -20 | -13 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -10 | -10 | -12 | |
82 | 90 | 75 | 93 | 96 | 77 | 87 | 78 | 65 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 99 | 90 | 82 | 72 | |
0 | 300 | 700 | 450 | 700 | 800 | 350 | 400 | 800 | 0 | 1500 | 1650 | 1650 | 1050 | 1150 | 550 | |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).
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Gokase Highland Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 13 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Miyazaki are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Miyazaki are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Gokase Highland at the specific elevation of 1610 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Gokase Highland. 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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