Fresh Snowfall In the Alps
Ski areas in the Alps are celebrating the first significant fresh snowfall of September, with accumulations of up to 20cm (8") reported.
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Niseko Grand Hirafu at 706 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 15 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | light rain | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | cloudy | cloudy | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
min °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
chill °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Humid % | 55 | 61 | 70 | 55 | 64 | 79 | 65 | 77 | 87 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 60 | 71 | 82 | 76 | 81 | 90 |
Freeze m | 3500 | 3350 | 3350 | 3300 | 3350 | 3300 | 3150 | 3400 | 3450 | 3650 | 3750 | 3950 | 4100 | 4200 | 4000 | 4050 | 4200 | 4150 |
 | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:38 | — |
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Niseko Grand Hirafu Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 4 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of September has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | 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.
Visitor Reviews of Niseko Grand Hirafu
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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