Minakami Kogen Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Minakami Kogen is: Mild with moderate rain (total 14.0mm) on Thu night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Minakami Kogen Weather (Days 4-6): A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -4 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -6 | |
Latest snow reports near Minakami Kogen:
Freezing rain reported from Nikko at 1298 metres elevation 6 kms ESE of Nikko Shobugahama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Nikko Shobugahama
Snowing heavily in Kagura. from Kagura
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
— | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -6 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -7 |
min °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -4 | 2 | 0 | -6 | -4 | -7 | -7 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -6 | -8 |
0 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -11 | -9 | -10 | -10 | 0 | -1 | -6 | -5 | -12 | -15 | |
54 | 63 | 93 | 95 | 91 | 74 | 45 | 72 | 91 | 78 | 75 | 52 | 50 | 63 | 80 | 88 | 83 | 86 | |
1000 | 1450 | 1350 | 1050 | 1000 | 550 | 1600 | 1350 | 350 | 250 | 550 | 0 | 1000 | 1200 | 650 | 750 | 600 | 0 | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — |
Mild with moderate rain (total 14.0mm) on Thu night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Minakami Kogen:
Freezing rain reported from Nikko at 1298 metres elevation 6 kms ESE of Nikko Shobugahama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Nikko Shobugahama
Snowing heavily in Kagura. from Kagura
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 28 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | 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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