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some clouds | cloudy | heavy rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | light rain | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | some clouds | light snow | light snow | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
mm | — | — | 20 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
min °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -4 |
chill °C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -9 | -11 | -15 | -17 | -12 | -10 | -8 | -5 | -6 | -12 |
Humid % | 46 | 73 | 99 | 100 | 97 | 74 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 94 | 92 | 85 | 78 | 98 | 85 |
Freeze m | 2200 | 2550 | 2750 | 3150 | 3350 | 3250 | 3250 | 3250 | 1850 | 1050 | 950 | 850 | 1050 | 1150 | 1200 | 1550 | 1500 | 1000 |
 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:32 | — |
Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 39.0mm), heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the W by Fri morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
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Latest snow reports near Minowa:
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| Last snowfall: | 28 Oct 2026 |
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0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.2 | 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 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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