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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 Iwatake at 1020 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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9 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
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max °C | -9 | -9 | -11 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -5 | -5 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
min °C | -10 | -10 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -2 | -3 | -8 |
-16 | -14 | -14 | -11 | -7 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -12 | -13 | -16 | -18 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -12 | |
87 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 94 | 94 | 86 | 94 | 88 | 83 | 88 | 72 | 78 | 78 | 88 | 86 | 90 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 200 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 750 | 1000 | 0 | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 36 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
1.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Iwatake base by Hiro
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Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Hakuba Iwatake at the specific elevation of 1020 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hakuba Iwatake. 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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