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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-Yakebitaiyama at 2009 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 21 Jan 2026
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Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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heavy snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | |
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16 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | |
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max °C | -16 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -15 | -11 | -10 | -10 |
min °C | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -15 | -13 | -14 | -12 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -13 | -12 | -11 |
-30 | -32 | -29 | -29 | -24 | -22 | -24 | -22 | -22 | -25 | -28 | -31 | -31 | -23 | -19 | -17 | |
95 | 96 | 92 | 84 | 69 | 78 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 91 | 61 | 56 | 61 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 350 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).
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Shiga Kogen-Yakebitaiyama Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 18 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 20 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:
1.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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3.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Shiga Kogen-Yakebitaiyama at the specific elevation of 2009 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Shiga Kogen-Yakebitaiyama. 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 Shiga Kogen Yakebitaiyama.
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