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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #297
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 15 January 2026: California nears full opening after seven-foot storms, while Rockies and Northeast enjoy long-awaited midwinter snow.
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Minakami Kogen at 870 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 18 Jan 2026
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snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
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max °C | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -4 | -5 | -6 |
min °C | -3 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 0 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -7 | -8 |
-7 | -4 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -12 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -15 | -16 | -11 | -7 | -8 | |
81 | 64 | 78 | 78 | 83 | 90 | 80 | 79 | 85 | 79 | 55 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 92 | 78 | 79 | 91 | |
450 | 1000 | 550 | 1200 | 1350 | 1050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
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Minakami Kogen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 5 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of January has on average:
1.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | 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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