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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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Inawashiro Resort at 980 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 24 Jan 2026
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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4 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
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max °C | -6 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -7 |
min °C | -6 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -8 |
-13 | -14 | -17 | -22 | -24 | -23 | -20 | -16 | -15 | -9 | -10 | -20 | -18 | -17 | -18 | -15 | -19 | -18 | |
95 | 87 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 94 | 60 | 82 | 90 | 87 | 86 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 95 | |
0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).
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Latest snow reports near Inawashiro Resort:
Inawashiro Resort Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 21 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
1.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Inawashiro Resort Forecast Snowfall
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Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Inawashiro Resort at the specific elevation of 980 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Inawashiro Resort. 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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