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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #299
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Hakuba Minekata at 840 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 31 Jan 2026
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snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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max °C | -6 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -7 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 5 | 5 | -1 |
min °C | -8 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -7 | -8 | 0 | -2 | -3 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
-11 | -3 | -4 | -10 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -8 | 0 | -2 | -6 | 1 | -2 | -5 | |
75 | 82 | 80 | 89 | 73 | 83 | 95 | 84 | 78 | 60 | 40 | 54 | 73 | 64 | 60 | 82 | |
0 | 400 | 700 | 0 | 400 | 600 | 300 | 300 | 550 | 0 | 950 | 1350 | 900 | 1250 | 1450 | 850 | |
 | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
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Hakuba Minekata Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 26 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 30 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
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Week 1 of February has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | 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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