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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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Yamagata Akakuara at 525 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | mod. snow | mod. snow | |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | 8 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -8 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -4 |
min °C | -8 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -6 | -2 | -3 | -6 |
-17 | -15 | -13 | -13 | -9 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -13 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -9 | -14 | |
94 | 92 | 90 | 96 | 95 | 83 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 88 | 90 | 97 | 79 | 98 | 95 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:52 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).
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Yamagata Akakuara Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 27 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Yamagata Akakuara at the specific elevation of 525 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Yamagata Akakuara. 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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