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Niseko Grand Hirafu Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Niseko Grand Hirafu is: Heavy rain (total 85.0mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Sat afternoon).
Niseko Grand Hirafu Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 3 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 6 | |
Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
Rain and snow or hail reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort Ski Resort from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Rain and snow or hail reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama Ski Resort from Otaru Tenguyama
Rain and snow or hail reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama but it is probably falling as rain apart from near the top of the ski area from Otaru Tenguyama
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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some clouds | some clouds | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | light rain | cloudy | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | |
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— | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
max°C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
min°C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
73 | 68 | 95 | 92 | 97 | 71 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 90 | 76 | 75 | 79 | 86 | 50 | 77 | 84 | 83 | 41 | 47 | |
1100 | 1400 | 1950 | 2000 | 2100 | 2150 | 1650 | 1600 | 1350 | 1200 | 1100 | 1050 | 950 | 900 | 700 | 1400 | 1250 | 1550 | 1500 | 2000 | 2000 | |
 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:25 | — | — | 4:24 | — |
Heavy rain (total 85.0mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Sat afternoon).
Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
Rain and snow or hail reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort Ski Resort from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Rain and snow or hail reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama Ski Resort from Otaru Tenguyama
Rain and snow or hail reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama but it is probably falling as rain apart from near the top of the ski area from Otaru Tenguyama
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 12 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Niseko Grand Hirafu at the specific elevation of 706 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
Definitely spring skiing conditions now. Only top skiing well atm, but that's becoming heavier too. Freeze thaw, but hey it's still fun and besides, think of all of the many worse things that you could be doing.
Nigel Wright from Australia writes:
Definitely spring skiing conditions now. Only top skiing well atm, but that's becoming heavier too. Freeze thaw, but hey it's still fun and besides, think of all of the many worse things that you could be doing.
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