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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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Hanawa at 730 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 23 Jan 2026
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Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -9 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -9 |
min °C | -9 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -11 |
-19 | -18 | -14 | -18 | -23 | -21 | -23 | -22 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -11 | -16 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -19 | |
89 | 92 | 82 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 91 | 97 | 93 | 90 | 94 | 91 | 89 | 93 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.
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Hanawa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 30 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Akita are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
1.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.9 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Akita are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Hanawa at the specific elevation of 730 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hanawa. 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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