Minakami Kogen Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Minakami Kogen is: Mild with light rain (total 7.0mm) on Wed night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).
Minakami Kogen Weather (Days 4-6): Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0 | |
Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | cloudy | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | light snow | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
max °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 2 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
min °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | -7 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -7 | 1 | -5 | -16 | -10 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | -4 | |
85 | 81 | 92 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 41 | 66 | 82 | 76 | 54 | 32 | 27 | 45 | 51 | 31 | 77 | 77 | |
1450 | 1750 | 2200 | 1650 | 1300 | 650 | 1200 | 1400 | 0 | 450 | 1050 | 1250 | 1600 | 1750 | 1700 | 1800 | 1650 | 1000 | |
 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — |
Mild with light rain (total 7.0mm) on Wed night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).
Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Minakami Kogen:
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 10 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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