Sign In with Apple
Sign In with Google
Snow Report
Webcams
Ski Resort Guide
Snow History
Snow Alerts
Snow
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.
View forecast
Kita Shiga Ryuo at 1390 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 21 Jan 2026
Now
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 | |
 |  | |  |  | | | |  | |  | |  |  |  |  | |
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 | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -11 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -9 |
min °C | -13 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -9 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -9 |
-22 | -23 | -19 | -19 | -14 | -11 | -15 | -14 | -16 | -18 | -20 | -22 | -22 | -16 | -10 | -9 | |
95 | 93 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 69 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 97 | 96 | 93 | 96 | 91 | 85 | 65 | |
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 well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
Popular Kita Shiga Ryuo Pages
Snow Radar
Submit a report
Latest snow reports near Kita Shiga Ryuo:
34 km away from Kita Shiga Ryuo
2 hours ago
Snow falling heavily in Lotte Arai Resort. from Lotte Arai Resort
34 km away from Kita Shiga Ryuo
2 hours agoThere is heavy snow falling in Lotte Arai Resort. from Lotte Arai Resort
27 km away from Kita Shiga Ryuo
16 hours ago
Excellent on and off piste conditions. Snowing lightly, refreshing pistes. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
34 km away from Kita Shiga Ryuo
19 hours agoSnow falling at Lotte Arai Resort. from Lotte Arai Resort
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)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
1.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
3.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Kita Shiga Ryuo Forecast Snowfall
Sign up or Login to accessSnow-Forecast Partner Offers
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 1390 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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Visitor Reviews of Kita Shiga Ryuo
Nearest