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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #299
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated January 28, 2026: Storm Fern transforms eastern conditions, creating one of the strongest mid-winter resets in years.
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Zao Sarukura at 710 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 29 Jan 2026
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Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -5 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -5 |
min °C | -7 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -7 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -7 |
-15 | -18 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -9 | -10 | -16 | -11 | -9 | -14 | -11 | -12 | -12 | |
87 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 94 | 91 | 88 | 94 | 90 | 83 | 95 | 89 | 84 | 92 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).
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Heavy snow is falling in Yamagata Zao Onsen. from Yamagata Zao Onsen
Zao Sarukura Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 8 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 28 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
1.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Zao Sarukura at the specific elevation of 710 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Zao Sarukura. 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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