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Hakuba Minekata Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Hakuba Minekata is: Drizzle on Tue morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Hakuba Minekata Weather (Days 4-6): Mild at first with light rain (total 2.0mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -3 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -1 | |
Latest snow reports near Hakuba Minekata:
Powder day!. It's snowing, the week ahead looks good. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
It is snowing steadily at Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort. from Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort
It is snowing steadily at Lotte Arai Resort. from Lotte Arai Resort
Snowing in Happo One. from Happo One
Snow is falling in Kitashinshu Kitashiga Takaifuji. from Kitashinshu Kitashiga Takaifuji
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | | | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | |
clear | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | — | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
max °C | -2 | -2 | 3 | 2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
min °C | -4 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -4 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
-6 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -2 | -2 | -5 | |
62 | 65 | 87 | 88 | 85 | 82 | 72 | 78 | 66 | 69 | 95 | 90 | 79 | 75 | 63 | 79 | 88 | |
650 | 300 | 850 | 1150 | 150 | 250 | 450 | 0 | 850 | 1350 | 1250 | 950 | 950 | 0 | 900 | 1250 | 500 | |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — |
Drizzle on Tue morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Mild at first with light rain (total 2.0mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Hakuba Minekata:
Powder day!. It's snowing, the week ahead looks good. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
It is snowing steadily at Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort. from Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort
It is snowing steadily at Lotte Arai Resort. from Lotte Arai Resort
Snowing in Happo One. from Happo One
Snow is falling in Kitashinshu Kitashiga Takaifuji. from Kitashinshu Kitashiga Takaifuji
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 71 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 11 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Hakuba Minekata at the specific elevation of 945 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hakuba Minekata. 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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