Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||
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heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | light rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | cloudy | cloudy | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
mm | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
min °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
chill °C | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -2 | -1 | 1 |
Humid % | 99 | 74 | 80 | 99 | 82 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 87 | 96 | 92 | 93 | 88 | 41 | 87 | 39 |
Freeze m | 4100 | 4000 | 4100 | 3950 | 3850 | 3500 | 3650 | 3850 | 4250 | 3900 | 1850 | 900 | 1050 | 1100 | 1950 | 2300 | 2850 |
 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | 4:50 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:44 | — |
Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 59.0mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Turning milder with light rain (total 6.0mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||
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Latest snow reports near Minowa:
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| Last snowfall: | 7 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Minowa at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Minowa. 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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