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Hakuba Minekata at 840 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 08 Jan 2026
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mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | |
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8 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
max °C | -2 | -4 | -7 | -1 | 0 | -5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -3 | -3 | -4 | 2 | 1 | -4 |
min °C | -3 | -6 | -11 | -5 | -6 | -6 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -1 | -2 | -5 |
-6 | -10 | -15 | -5 | -6 | -9 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -15 | -14 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -5 | -6 | -9 | |
92 | 75 | 87 | 61 | 65 | 62 | 43 | 40 | 95 | 84 | 85 | 88 | 84 | 67 | 79 | 88 | 92 | 87 | |
550 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 750 | 0 | 1000 | 1650 | 1100 | 400 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 800 | 1000 | 0 | |
 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4.0mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).
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Hakuba Minekata Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 6 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 7 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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Week 2 of January has on average:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | 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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