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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-Giant at 1454 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 23 Jan 2026
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Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | 1 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -7 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -8 | -8 | -11 | -3 | -3 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -13 |
min °C | -9 | -11 | -7 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -13 | -12 | -5 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -13 | -14 |
-9 | -16 | -13 | -14 | -17 | -20 | -22 | -22 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -14 | -13 | -18 | -14 | |
65 | 89 | 77 | 92 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 96 | 92 | 80 | 65 | 52 | 68 | 94 | 90 | 88 | 91 | |
400 | 0 | 350 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 600 | 1050 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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Shiga Kogen-Giant Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 133 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 80 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 25 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
1.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
3.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Shiga Kogen-Giant at the specific elevation of 1454 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Shiga Kogen-Giant. 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 Giant.
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