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Hakuba Minekata Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Hakuba Minekata is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Hakuba Minekata Weather (Days 4-6): Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -7 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -6 | |
Latest snow reports near Hakuba Minekata:
Continuous light snow reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen Ski Resort from Iizuna Kogen
Freezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
Snowing at Madarao Kogen. from Madarao Kogen
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  | |  | | |  | | | | |  |  | |  | |
snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | snow shwrs | heavy snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
max °C | -5 | -1 | -2 | -5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -7 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 3 | 2 | -2 |
min °C | -7 | -4 | -5 | -8 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | -4 | -10 | -3 | -4 | -5 | 0 | -1 | -7 |
-10 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -1 | -7 | -13 | -3 | -7 | -8 | 0 | -4 | -16 | |
87 | 84 | 72 | 87 | 64 | 71 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 88 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 53 | 70 | 91 | |
0 | 250 | 550 | 0 | 450 | 1050 | 700 | 950 | 700 | 0 | 300 | 1000 | 350 | 1050 | 1150 | 300 | |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:46 | — |
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).
Latest snow reports near Hakuba Minekata:
Continuous light snow reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen Ski Resort from Iizuna Kogen
Freezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
Snowing at Madarao Kogen. from Madarao Kogen
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 24 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | 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.
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