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Minakami Kogen Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Minakami Kogen is: Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Minakami Kogen Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 8.0mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 2 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 1 | |
Latest snow reports near Minakami Kogen:
Sunday 30 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  | | | |  |  | | |  |  |  |  | | |  | |  | | |
clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | light rain | light snow | snow shwrs | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -3 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
min °C | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -3 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -6 | 1 | -2 | -4 |
-2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -11 | -15 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -3 | -6 | -9 | |
73 | 40 | 46 | 49 | 34 | 43 | 89 | 69 | 76 | 89 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 61 | 86 | 87 | 91 | 94 | |
1750 | 2450 | 2600 | 2700 | 2550 | 2400 | 2100 | 2300 | 2300 | 1900 | 1350 | 600 | 200 | 250 | 700 | 350 | 1000 | 850 | 400 | |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:27 | — |
Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Light rain (total 8.0mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
Latest snow reports near Minakami Kogen:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 9 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.2 | 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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