Minakami Kogen Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Minakami Kogen is: Light rain (total 2.0mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).
Minakami Kogen Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 10.0mm) on Fri night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
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| Top Lift: | 5 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 9 | |
Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | |||||||||||||
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cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 19 | |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 |
min °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -5 |
4 | 2 | 0 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -10 | -12 | -14 | -9 | -7 | -8 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -15 | |
24 | 41 | 94 | 97 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 85 | 48 | 85 | 96 | 99 | 71 | 94 | |
2000 | 2150 | 1650 | 1250 | 1050 | 800 | 850 | 700 | 400 | 700 | 850 | 500 | 1450 | 1350 | 1300 | 1250 | 1300 | 550 | |
 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — |
Light rain (total 2.0mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).
Moderate rain (total 10.0mm) on Fri night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).
Latest snow reports near Minakami Kogen:
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 28 Feb 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Minakami Kogen at the specific elevation of 1059 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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