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Niseko Grand Hirafu at 706 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 29 Oct 2026
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | 17 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
max °C | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
min °C | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
chill °C | -5 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -9 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -4 | 0 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -10 |
Humid % | 73 | 75 | 98 | 80 | 85 | 95 | 91 | 75 | 86 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 79 | 78 | 71 |
Freeze m | 750 | 1100 | 1800 | 1950 | 2000 | 2000 | 1650 | 750 | 400 | 450 | 600 | 350 | 950 | 1700 | 1100 | 650 | 700 | 600 |
 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | 4:27 | — |
Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 24.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 4.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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Niseko Grand Hirafu Snow Conditions
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| Fresh snowfall depth: | 8 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 28 Oct 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of October has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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.
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Overall 3.9 Based on 81 votes and 120 reviews
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- 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.
Visitor Reviews of Niseko Grand Hirafu
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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