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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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Muikamachi Sakato at 170 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 24 Jan 2026
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Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||
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mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | |
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9 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
min °C | 0 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -6 | -9 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -6 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
-2 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -4 | -6 | -12 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -6 | -1 | -5 | -6 | |
97 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 83 | 89 | 66 | 90 | 97 | 94 | 90 | 96 | 89 | 95 | 94 | |
200 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Drizzle on Tue afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Muikamachi Sakato:
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It is snowing steadily in Muikamachi Hakkaisan. from Muikamachi Hakkaisan
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23 hours agoThere is heavy snow falling at Ishiuchi Maruyama. from Ishiuchi Maruyama
Muikamachi Sakato Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 60 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 23 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Muikamachi Sakato at the specific elevation of 170 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Muikamachi Sakato. 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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