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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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Iwappara at 692 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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mod. snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | |
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6 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -7 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -5 | 2 | 1 | -2 |
min °C | -7 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -6 | 0 | -1 | -6 |
-15 | -14 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -12 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -10 | -7 | -9 | -2 | -7 | -14 | |
88 | 92 | 76 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 90 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 90 | 95 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 250 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 700 | 800 | 200 | |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).
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Iwappara Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 66 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
0.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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3.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Iwappara at the specific elevation of 692 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Iwappara. 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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