Minowa Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Minowa is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12.0mm) heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri night).
Minowa Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 18.0mm) heaviest on Mon night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, stormy winds from the W by Tue afternoon).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -2 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 0 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 1 | |
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  | |  |  |  |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | |
light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | mod. rain | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | cloudy | mod. rain | mod. rain | light rain | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | |
max °C | -2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
min °C | -2 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | -3 | -5 |
-11 | -12 | -8 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -3 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -15 | -16 | |
94 | 90 | 84 | 73 | 68 | 81 | 96 | 98 | 89 | 75 | 87 | 66 | 82 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 87 | |
1200 | 1000 | 1300 | 1800 | 2650 | 2900 | 2450 | 3150 | 3650 | 3400 | 3150 | 3250 | 3000 | 2450 | 2450 | 1550 | 700 | |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — |
A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12.0mm) heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri night).
Moderate rain (total 18.0mm) heaviest on Mon night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, stormy winds from the W by Tue afternoon).
Latest snow reports near Minowa:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 7 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | 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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