Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area is: A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 21.0mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).
Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 7.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, gales from the W by Tue night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -6 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | -4 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -3 | |
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light snow | light snow | |
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5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | |
max °C | -3 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | -1 |
min °C | -3 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -2 |
-9 | -9 | -4 | -4 | -4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -9 | -11 | |
96 | 91 | 77 | 87 | 66 | 54 | 88 | 97 | 90 | 73 | 54 | 82 | 78 | 95 | 92 | 91 | 94 | |
500 | 700 | 1150 | 1300 | 2150 | 2450 | 2300 | 2900 | 3300 | 3200 | 2750 | 3000 | 2600 | 1850 | 1900 | 1650 | 600 | |
 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — |
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 21.0mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).
Light rain (total 7.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, gales from the W by Tue night).
Latest snow reports near Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area:
Great skiing thanks to the recent snowfalls. Light snow falling up high. from Appi Kogen
Moderate to heavy freezing rain reported from Morioka at 241 metres elevation 8 kms ENE of Morioka Highland but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Morioka Highland
Light rain reported from Osanai wx at 234 metres elevation 5 kms SSE of Suishozan but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Suishozan
Lots of new snow to play in. Thick fog, giving very poor visibility. from Appi Kogen
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 4 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area at the specific elevation of 950 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area. 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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