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some clouds | some clouds | light rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | heavy rain | light snow | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
min °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -5 | -5 |
chill °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -3 | -6 | -5 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 5 | -2 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -5 |
Humid % | 90 | 84 | 96 | 95 | 84 | 94 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 73 | 86 | 94 | 88 | 82 | 68 |
Freeze m | 3600 | 3600 | 3350 | 2700 | 2800 | 1800 | 1350 | 1100 | 900 | 1150 | 1200 | 1250 | 1700 | 1700 | 900 | 750 | 850 | 450 |
 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:37 | — |
Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 38.0mm), mainly falling Sat morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mild at first with light rain (total 9.0mm) on Mon afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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Latest snow reports near Minakami Kogen:
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| Last snowfall: | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Minakami Kogen at the specific elevation of 870 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Minakami Kogen. 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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