Niseko Grand Hirafu Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Niseko Grand Hirafu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Niseko Grand Hirafu Weather (Days 4-6): A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 3.6 m | -12 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -8 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 1.4 m | -4 | |
Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
Continuous light snow reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort Ski Resort from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Freezing rain reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Otaru Tenguyama
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | |||||||||||||
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | cloudy | |
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— | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -5 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
min °C | -4 | -6 | -7 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -6 | -13 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -4 | -5 | -9 | 0 | -3 | -5 |
-8 | -11 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -13 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -4 | -3 | -5 | |
76 | 74 | 93 | 89 | 80 | 94 | 88 | 83 | 94 | 77 | 85 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 91 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 400 | 0 | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:52 | — |
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
Continuous light snow reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort Ski Resort from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Freezing rain reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Otaru Tenguyama
| Top snow depth: | 355 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 140 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 14 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
3.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Niseko Grand Hirafu at the specific elevation of 256 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Niseko Grand Hirafu. 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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Resort name is also written as Niseko Hirafu.
Overall 3.9 Based on 71 votes and 120 reviews
My fifth visit to Niseko over the last 17 years. Its changed a lot but not for the better. There is now practically no Japanese experience to be had here. Its overcrowded with all infrastructure lifts/resort restaurants/mountain restaurants/buses/trains packed to the max (the only time I didn't stand on public transport in 2 weeks was on the train from Sapporo to the airport). You will probably get some great snow during your visit but be prepared to queue for it in all aspects of your holiday lifts/eating/getting around and theres a good chance most of the good stuff will be tracked out by lunch (or earlier). It may be me but it seems that they have made it harder to get to other resorts close by, Rusutsu/Moiwa used to be easy public/free transport now it's taxi and a bus or 2 buses. A car is becoming more essential in Niseko just from making getting around less painful. Although it will be chaos if that eventuates, pretty sure parking is not on anyone's list! The old Niseko is gone and the current one is losing its appeal (other than the snow of course)!
Cam from Australia writes:
My fifth visit to Niseko over the last 17 years. Its changed a lot but not for the better. There is now practically no Japanese experience to be had here. Its overcrowded with all infrastructure lifts/resort restaurants/mountain restaurants/buses/trains packed to the max (the only time I didn't stand on public transport in 2 weeks was on the train from Sapporo to the airport). You will probably get some great snow during your visit but be prepared to queue for it in all aspects of your holiday lifts/eating/getting around and theres a good chance most of the good stuff will be tracked out by lunch (or earlier). It may be me but it seems that they have made it harder to get to other resorts close by, Rusutsu/Moiwa used to be easy public/free transport now it's taxi and a bus or 2 buses. A car is becoming more essential in Niseko just from making getting around less painful. Although it will be chaos if that eventuates, pretty sure parking is not on anyone's list! The old Niseko is gone and the current one is losing its appeal (other than the snow of course)!
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