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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 215 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 23 Jan 2026
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mod. snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | rain shwrs | mod. snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | |
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5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
min °C | -2 | -2 | -4 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -5 | -6 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -5 |
-4 | -2 | -6 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -2 | -5 | -8 | 1 | -2 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -5 | |
91 | 95 | 88 | 94 | 93 | 97 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 80 | 85 | 72 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 95 | |
0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Drizzle on Tue morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
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24 hours agoSnow falling in Kagura. from Kagura
Muikamachi Sakato Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 57 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 22 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. |
|---|---|
1.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Muikamachi Sakato Forecast Snowfall
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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 215 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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