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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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Hakuba Minekata at 840 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 17 Jan 2026
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -4 | -5 | -10 | -4 | -3 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -6 |
min °C | 1 | -3 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 3 | 2 | -4 | -5 | -9 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -9 |
-1 | -5 | 0 | -2 | -4 | 2 | 0 | -7 | -8 | -13 | -14 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -10 | -12 | |
79 | 89 | 68 | 72 | 57 | 47 | 80 | 94 | 88 | 76 | 82 | 62 | 51 | 91 | 74 | 76 | 86 | |
1450 | 650 | 800 | 1250 | 1000 | 1550 | 1500 | 1250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mild with light rain (total 8.0mm) on Mon night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
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Great snow conditions throughout area. Great weather, no clouds in sight. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
Hakuba Minekata Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 6 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 15 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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Week 3 of January has on average:
0.9 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Hakuba Minekata at the specific elevation of 840 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hakuba Minekata. 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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