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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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Madarao Kogen at 910 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 23 Jan 2026
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snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
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max °C | -5 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -10 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -9 |
min °C | -7 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -11 |
-10 | -6 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -16 | -15 | -18 | -19 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -15 | |
81 | 85 | 92 | 87 | 93 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 94 | 88 | 83 | 68 | 69 | 92 | 97 | 94 | 92 | 93 | |
0 | 250 | 0 | 200 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 300 | 750 | 150 | 0 | 200 | 0 | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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Madarao Kogen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 48 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 22 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:
1.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Madarao Kogen at the specific elevation of 910 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Madarao 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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