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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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Katashina Kogen at 1110 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -10 | -10 | -10 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -6 | -6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
min °C | -11 | -10 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -6 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -2 | -3 | -7 |
-20 | -20 | -17 | -14 | -11 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -15 | -19 | -21 | -22 | -13 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -7 | -12 | |
90 | 81 | 82 | 70 | 65 | 74 | 67 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 90 | 86 | 65 | 63 | 50 | 70 | 89 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 350 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 850 | 1150 | 0 | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).
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Katashina Kogen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 23 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
1.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.0 | 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 - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Katashina Kogen at the specific elevation of 1110 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Katashina Kogen. 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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