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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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Hakuba Highland at 704 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 23 Jan 2026
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Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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9 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -3 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -3 | -3 | -7 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -10 |
min °C | -3 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -12 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -1 | -1 | -8 | -4 | -9 | -11 |
-3 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -11 | -15 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -4 | -3 | -11 | -7 | -9 | -11 | |
91 | 89 | 85 | 95 | 87 | 78 | 89 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 95 | 81 | 78 | 80 | |
250 | 250 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 650 | 1000 | 200 | 0 | 250 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Mild at first with light rain (total 2.0mm) on Tue afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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Excellent on and off piste conditions. Another glorious day. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
Hakuba Highland Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 36 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 22 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:
0.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The sun is out at Hakuba Village in Japan 22 Feb 2020 by tourist offical
The sun is out at Hakuba Village in Japan 22 Jan 2020 by tourist offical
Hakuba February 22 2020 by tourist offical
Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Hakuba Highland at the specific elevation of 704 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hakuba 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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Visitor Reviews of Hakuba Highland
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Visitor Reviews of Hakuba Highland
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