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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) / 16 Jan 2026
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— | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 4 | -1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -9 | -5 | -4 | -7 |
min °C | -1 | -2 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -1 | -3 | -4 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -8 |
-1 | -4 | 2 | -1 | -4 | -1 | -3 | -4 | 2 | 2 | -4 | -6 | -11 | -15 | -10 | -6 | -12 | |
61 | 55 | 44 | 82 | 93 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 59 | 75 | 94 | 92 | 85 | 87 | 73 | 48 | 95 | |
1400 | 1000 | 1600 | 1500 | 650 | 600 | 900 | 400 | 1250 | 1500 | 1200 | 550 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 3.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 4.0mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
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Hakuba Minekata Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| 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 (2) / good piste (2)
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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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