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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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Heavens Sonohara Snow World at 1488 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 24 Jan 2026
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light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | |
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2 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -8 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -9 |
min °C | -9 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -10 |
-18 | -19 | -17 | -17 | -20 | -22 | -14 | -11 | -7 | -12 | -11 | -15 | -11 | -9 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -19 | |
95 | 91 | 95 | 76 | 59 | 65 | 29 | 76 | 35 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 44 | 73 | 45 | 61 | 76 | 52 | |
250 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 550 | 850 | 0 | 300 | 750 | 0 | 350 | 600 | 0 | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).
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Heavens Sonohara Snow World Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 6 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 23 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Heavens Sonohara Snow World at the specific elevation of 1488 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Heavens Sonohara Snow World. 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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