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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-Kumanoyu at 1820 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 21 Jan 2026
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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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13 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | |
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max °C | -14 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -10 | -10 | -10 |
min °C | -17 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -13 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -13 | -11 | -10 |
-28 | -30 | -26 | -26 | -20 | -18 | -20 | -18 | -20 | -22 | -25 | -28 | -28 | -22 | -16 | -14 | |
91 | 91 | 84 | 77 | 64 | 69 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 94 | 93 | 90 | 89 | 70 | 60 | 62 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 350 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh 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 below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).
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Shiga Kogen-Kumanoyu Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 12 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:
2.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Shiga Kogen-Kumanoyu at the specific elevation of 1820 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Shiga Kogen-Kumanoyu. 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 Kumanoyu.
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