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Hakuba Minekata at 840 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 09 Sep 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 91.0mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 32.0mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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mm | 29 | 50 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
max °C | 20 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
min °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
chill °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
Humid % | 99 | 99 | 99 | 94 | 93 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 95 | 89 | 85 | 93 | 92 | 88 | 94 | 76 | 87 | 94 |
Freeze m | 5150 | 5100 | 5100 | 4900 | 4750 | 4750 | 4750 | 4850 | 4650 | 4750 | 4800 | 4950 | 4700 | 4850 | 4800 | 4800 | 4650 | 4750 |
 | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 7 Apr 2026 |
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Week 2 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 Hakuba Minekata at the specific elevation of 840 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hakuba Minekata. 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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