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Minakami Kogen Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Minakami Kogen is: Light rain (total 6.0mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sun night).
Minakami Kogen Weather (Days 4-6): A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -9 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -7 | |
Latest snow reports near Minakami Kogen:
Continuous light snow reported from Nikko at 1298 metres elevation 6 kms ESE of Nikko Shobugahama Ski Resort from Nikko Shobugahama
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
It is snowing steadily in Kagura. from Kagura
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  | |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | |  | | |
snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -7 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 |
min °C | -9 | -6 | -4 | -3 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -5 |
-16 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -2 | -7 | -12 | -15 | -14 | -10 | -3 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -10 | |
92 | 67 | 64 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 78 | 91 | 90 | 80 | 56 | 76 | 91 | 86 | 90 | 91 | |
0 | 350 | 900 | 1200 | 1950 | 1750 | 850 | 550 | 600 | 0 | 1150 | 1250 | 1000 | 800 | 800 | 300 | |
 | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:28 | — |
Light rain (total 6.0mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sun night).
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Minakami Kogen:
Continuous light snow reported from Nikko at 1298 metres elevation 6 kms ESE of Nikko Shobugahama Ski Resort from Nikko Shobugahama
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
It is snowing steadily in Kagura. from Kagura
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 21 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
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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