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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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Kita Shiga Ryuo at 850 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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heavy snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | |
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19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -8 | -7 | -7 | -12 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -4 | -4 | -7 |
min °C | -9 | -9 | -10 | -12 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -4 | -6 | -9 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -7 | -9 | -8 |
-16 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -6 | -12 | -9 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -17 | -18 | -10 | -9 | -8 | |
94 | 91 | 84 | 83 | 68 | 67 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 97 | 95 | 91 | 96 | 89 | 82 | 70 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 300 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
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Kita Shiga Ryuo Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 24 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.9 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | 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 Kita Shiga Ryuo at the specific elevation of 850 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Kita Shiga Ryuo. 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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