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Hakuba Minekata at 945 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 09 Jan 2026
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clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | mod. snow | snow shwrs | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
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max °C | -3 | -2 | -4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 2 | -1 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -6 |
min °C | -6 | -5 | -4 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -7 | -5 | -5 | 0 | -5 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -7 |
-6 | -5 | -7 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -16 | -18 | -14 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -4 | -10 | -11 | -8 | -9 | -10 | |
67 | 69 | 60 | 43 | 44 | 91 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 77 | 69 | 63 | 87 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 77 | 83 | |
0 | 700 | 0 | 1000 | 1650 | 1200 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 0 | 950 | 800 | 0 | 150 | 400 | 0 | |
 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). 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: | 25 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 8 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
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Week 2 of January has on average:
1.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Hakuba Minekata at the specific elevation of 945 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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