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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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Shiga Kogen-Okushiga Kogen at 1500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 24 Jan 2026
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heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | |
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11 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | |
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max °C | -7 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -10 | -9 | -12 | -4 | -4 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -13 | -8 | -9 | -11 |
min °C | -8 | -10 | -12 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -6 | -8 | -12 | -10 | -12 | -14 | -10 | -11 | -13 |
-14 | -14 | -20 | -20 | -24 | -24 | -19 | -16 | -13 | -11 | -12 | -19 | -16 | -17 | -19 | -14 | -19 | -22 | |
94 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 82 | 60 | 49 | 69 | 95 | 90 | 87 | 94 | 87 | 95 | 89 | |
300 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 550 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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Shiga Kogen-Okushiga Kogen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 18 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
1.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Shiga Kogen-Okushiga Kogen 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 Shiga Kogen-Okushiga 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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Resort name is also written as Okushiga Kogen.
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