Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 35.0mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 12.0mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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mod. rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | light rain | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | risk thun- der | clear | |
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8 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
max °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
min °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |
94 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 98 | 93 | 86 | 87 | 74 | 78 | 87 | 77 | 72 | 87 | 77 | 76 | 87 | |
3100 | 2900 | 2400 | 2350 | 1900 | 2150 | 2500 | 2650 | 2650 | 2750 | 2650 | 2650 | 2800 | 2950 | 2900 | 3100 | 3550 | |
 | — | — | 3:58 | — | — | 3:58 | — | — | 3:58 | — | — | 3:58 | — | — | 3:58 | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
Avalanche information: Japan Avalanche Network
Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 4 May 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
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. |
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 81 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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