Minakami Kogen Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Minakami Kogen is: Light rain (total 2.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).
Minakami Kogen Weather (Days 4-6): Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -9 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -6 | |
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 | |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
min °C | -4 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
-9 | -5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -2 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
64 | 49 | 29 | 25 | 34 | 53 | 47 | 64 | 91 | 80 | 58 | 27 | 45 | 69 | 93 | 77 | 63 | 81 | |
500 | 1050 | 1150 | 1600 | 1850 | 1750 | 1800 | 1850 | 1050 | 950 | 1250 | 1450 | 1550 | 1800 | 1450 | 1650 | 2000 | 1650 | |
 | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
Light rain (total 2.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).
Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Minakami Kogen:
Snow is falling in Gala Yuzawa. from Gala Yuzawa
Raining moderately in Naeba. The wind is strong today. Feeling cold here today. from Naeba
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 4 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | 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 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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