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Niseko Grand Hirafu at 706 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 24 Jun 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 57.0mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | clear | clear | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 53 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 15 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
min °C | 14 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
chill °C | 14 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Humid % | 66 | 77 | 54 | 63 | 82 | 80 | 88 | 98 | 95 | 80 | 84 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 64 | 75 | 80 |
Freeze m | 2900 | 3250 | 3550 | 3600 | 3800 | 3800 | 3750 | 3550 | 3300 | 3500 | 3450 | 3150 | 3200 | 3450 | 3700 | 3800 | 3900 |
 | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — |
 | 7:19 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
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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 4 of June 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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