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Hakuba Minekata at 945 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 30 Jan 2026
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | |
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max °C | -9 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
min °C | -10 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -7 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
-14 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -6 | -4 | -9 | -4 | -6 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -1 | -1 | -2 | |
82 | 72 | 60 | 70 | 81 | 77 | 91 | 77 | 86 | 96 | 83 | 76 | 61 | 42 | 60 | 55 | |
0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 400 | 700 | 0 | 350 | 550 | 200 | 200 | 500 | 0 | 800 | 1300 | 700 | |
 | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
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20 hours agoContinuous light snow reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen Ski Resort from Iizuna Kogen
Hakuba Minekata Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 25 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 29 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
1.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | 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 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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