Minakami Kogen Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Minakami Kogen is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).
Minakami Kogen Weather (Days 4-6): Drizzle on Fri night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat afternoon).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 2 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 4 | |
Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
— | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 9 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -5 |
min °C | 2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -4 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -7 |
-1 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -8 | -3 | -5 | -8 | -6 | -14 | -17 | |
92 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 23 | 59 | 83 | 95 | 78 | 75 | 91 | |
1650 | 1300 | 1050 | 950 | 950 | 750 | 300 | 600 | 700 | 0 | 1400 | 1400 | 1750 | 1000 | 950 | 450 | |
 | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — |
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).
Drizzle on Fri night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat afternoon).
Latest snow reports near Minakami Kogen:
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 28 Feb 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.2 | 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 1248 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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