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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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Okuibuki at 975 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 23 Jan 2026
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Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
3 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -6 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -7 |
min °C | -7 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -8 |
-16 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -19 | -15 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -12 | |
89 | 91 | 78 | 94 | 84 | 83 | 90 | 77 | 62 | 76 | 88 | 96 | 93 | 82 | 78 | 76 | |
0 | 150 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 450 | 700 | 200 | 150 | 450 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).
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Okuibuki Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 42 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Shiga are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
1.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.2 | 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 - Shiga are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Okuibuki at the specific elevation of 975 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Okuibuki. 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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