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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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Tsubame Onsen at 1300 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 | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | |
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2 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -8 | -9 | -9 |
min °C | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 |
-12 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -19 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -17 | -12 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -16 | |
89 | 93 | 94 | 91 | 96 | 94 | 88 | 95 | 88 | 85 | 58 | 56 | 90 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 94 | |
300 | 0 | 250 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 750 | 250 | 0 | 200 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
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 -11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
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 -10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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Tsubame Onsen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 65 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
1.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Tsubame Onsen at the specific elevation of 1300 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Tsubame Onsen. 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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