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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 1601 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | clear | light snow | heavy snow | |
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2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -13 | -15 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -3 | -3 | -8 |
min °C | -14 | -16 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -10 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -5 | -6 | -11 |
-21 | -22 | -18 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -22 | -23 | -24 | -25 | -17 | -11 | -14 | -10 | -10 | -18 | |
83 | 90 | 64 | 62 | 81 | 90 | 89 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 91 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 77 | 86 | 94 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 250 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 750 | 1150 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).
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Shiga Kogen-Giant Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 133 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 80 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 29 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 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:
1.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.1 | 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 1601 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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