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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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Minowa at 1500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 16 Jan 2026
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light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | |
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max °C | -4 | -4 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -7 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -13 |
min °C | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -5 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -14 |
-15 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -14 | -23 | -22 | -19 | -16 | -10 | -10 | -14 | -19 | -27 | -29 | -28 | -25 | -26 | |
90 | 89 | 85 | 59 | 91 | 77 | 79 | 89 | 54 | 51 | 71 | 89 | 91 | 84 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 91 | |
900 | 850 | 650 | 1250 | 1100 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 550 | 950 | 1000 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Tue night).
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Minowa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 15 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 15 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of January has on average:
1.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Minowa at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Minowa. 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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