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Hakuba Minekata Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Hakuba Minekata is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 25.0mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
Hakuba Minekata Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Thu night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 2 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 3 |  |
Latest snow reports near Hakuba Minekata:
Rain and snow or hail reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen Ski Resort from Iizuna Kogen
Continuous light rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
Pistes soften up fast in the strong sun. Mostly sunny with increasing clouds. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | |
light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | light rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | snow shwrs | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -3 | -5 | -8 |
min °C | -2 | -2 | -4 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -9 |
-6 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -9 | |
98 | 89 | 85 | 75 | 57 | 66 | 83 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 83 | 80 | |
1250 | 600 | 750 | 0 | 1150 | 1800 | 1500 | 1850 | 2150 | 2200 | 1550 | 1550 | 850 | 500 | 300 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — |
A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 25.0mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Thu night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Hakuba Minekata:
Rain and snow or hail reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen Ski Resort from Iizuna Kogen
Continuous light rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
Pistes soften up fast in the strong sun. Mostly sunny with increasing clouds. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | 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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