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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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Zao Sarukura at 880 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | |
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3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -5 |
min °C | -10 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -3 | -3 | -7 |
-21 | -21 | -21 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -13 | -13 | -17 | -20 | -22 | -22 | -18 | -15 | -14 | -7 | -9 | -18 | |
91 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 94 | 85 | 93 | 95 | 84 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 83 | 88 | 63 | 95 | 94 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 550 | 0 | |
 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).
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Zao Sarukura Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 18 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.5 | 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 Zao Sarukura at the specific elevation of 880 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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