Hakuba Minekata Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Hakuba Minekata is: A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11.0mm) heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Hakuba Minekata Weather (Days 4-6): Mild at first with light rain (total 3.0mm) on Fri night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 2 |  |
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | | |
light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 2 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -6 |
min °C | 1 | 0 | -3 | -6 | -2 | -3 | -3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
-2 | -3 | -7 | -10 | -5 | -3 | -3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -7 | -7 | -12 | -8 | -5 | -6 | |
99 | 95 | 85 | 89 | 75 | 74 | 58 | 60 | 74 | 97 | 86 | 87 | 85 | 70 | 69 | 77 | |
1350 | 1050 | 900 | 0 | 600 | 1050 | 400 | 1800 | 1950 | 1400 | 950 | 700 | 0 | 350 | 800 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — |
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11.0mm) heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Mild at first with light rain (total 3.0mm) on Fri night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Hakuba Minekata:
Snow falling heavily in Tsugaike Kogen. from Tsugaike Kogen
It is snowing steadily on the slopes above Lotte Arai Resort. from Lotte Arai Resort
It is raining moderately in Hakuba Cortina Kokusai. from Hakuba Cortina Kokusai
There is heavy snow falling at Myoko Suginohara. from Myoko Suginohara
Snowing at a moderate rate at Hakuba Cortina Kokusai. from Hakuba Cortina Kokusai
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 7 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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