Hakuba Minekata Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Hakuba Minekata is: Heavy rain (total 27.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Hakuba Minekata Weather (Days 4-6): Drizzle on Mon afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 2 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 2 | |
Latest snow reports near Hakuba Minekata:
Continuous light rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at higher elevations in the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
Moderate to heavy freezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at higher elevations in the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  |  | | |  |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | |
light rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
5 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -5 |
min °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -3 | 3 | 1 | -4 | -2 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -9 |
-1 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | 1 | -1 | -7 | -4 | -7 | -5 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -7 | -12 | |
93 | 98 | 86 | 75 | 58 | 49 | 80 | 92 | 83 | 85 | 71 | 68 | 83 | 93 | 95 | 92 | 93 | |
1350 | 1250 | 1200 | 1400 | 800 | 1550 | 1500 | 650 | 500 | 700 | 0 | 850 | 1200 | 1100 | 750 | 650 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — |
Heavy rain (total 27.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Drizzle on Mon afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Hakuba Minekata:
Continuous light rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at higher elevations in the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
Moderate to heavy freezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at higher elevations in the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 23 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.9 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.7 | 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 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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
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