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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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Hatoriko at 1115 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 23 Jan 2026
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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 | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
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max °C | -6 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -8 |
min °C | -7 | -5 | -7 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -3 | -5 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -9 |
-14 | -12 | -14 | -21 | -24 | -24 | -26 | -22 | -16 | -15 | -6 | -11 | -18 | -20 | -18 | -20 | |
69 | 72 | 82 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 92 | 85 | 90 | 65 | 42 | 77 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 91 | |
0 | 350 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 450 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning).
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Hatoriko Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 24 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Hatoriko at the specific elevation of 1115 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hatoriko. 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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