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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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Kazawa Snow Area at 1600 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 21 Jan 2026
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Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | |
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2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -11 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -9 | -8 | -8 |
min °C | -14 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -12 | -9 | -8 |
-23 | -25 | -21 | -20 | -18 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -18 | -19 | -22 | -23 | -24 | -20 | -13 | -11 | |
83 | 69 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 73 | 81 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 63 | 79 | 71 | 55 | 63 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 550 | 0 | 400 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).
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Kazawa Snow Area Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 19 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
1.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.7 | 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 Kazawa Snow Area at the specific elevation of 1600 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Kazawa Snow Area. 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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