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light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | mod. rain | heavy rain | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 2 |
min °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 |
chill °C | -7 | -7 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | -2 | -5 | -12 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -12 | -7 | -5 |
Humid % | 96 | 89 | 60 | 38 | 64 | 95 | 100 | 99 | 75 | 86 | 91 | 86 | 97 | 96 | 91 | 89 | 81 | 85 |
Freeze m | 1700 | 1600 | 1800 | 2150 | 2400 | 2700 | 3000 | 3550 | 3300 | 3600 | 3200 | 1950 | 900 | 850 | 800 | 950 | 1300 | 1550 |
 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:34 | — |
Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 27.0mm), heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mild at first with light rain (total 3.0mm) on Fri morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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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