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US & Canada Weekly Snow Roundup #296
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated January 7, 2026: Deep freezes hit the East and Midwest while Pacific storms bring two feet of snow to Tahoe.
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Minakami Kogen at 870 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 08 Jan 2026
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mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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7 | 8 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -2 | -5 | -7 | -2 | -2 | -6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -5 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -6 | 3 | 2 | -4 |
min °C | -3 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -8 | -7 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -9 | 0 | -2 | -6 |
-9 | -16 | -17 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -2 | -6 | -9 | -8 | -15 | -18 | -16 | -9 | -9 | -4 | -8 | -10 | |
86 | 83 | 89 | 82 | 68 | 56 | 41 | 37 | 75 | 72 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 66 | 63 | 90 | 92 | |
600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 1150 | 1650 | 1350 | 650 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 1100 | 1150 | 200 | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.
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Minakami Kogen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 33 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 2 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. |
0.8 | 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 Minakami Kogen at the specific elevation of 870 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Minakami 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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