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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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Yanaba at 985 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 21 Jan 2026
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heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | cloudy | light snow | |
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16 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -7 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -10 | -5 | -4 | -5 |
min °C | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -12 | -8 | -7 | -7 |
-14 | -14 | -14 | -10 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -9 | -9 | -12 | -12 | -15 | -15 | -8 | -7 | -7 | |
87 | 72 | 59 | 76 | 69 | 69 | 87 | 91 | 73 | 95 | 82 | 67 | 82 | 67 | 74 | 72 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 250 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
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Yanaba Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 6 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 20 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
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Week 3 of January has on average:
1.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Yanaba at the specific elevation of 985 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Yanaba. 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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