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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #304
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 4 March 2026: Japan's ski season transitions to spring, with Hokkaido's powder still reliable but Honshu seeing warmer temperatures, rain, and softening snow.
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Minowa at 1500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 06 Mar 2026
Minowa Weather
(Next 3 days):
Minowa Weather (Days 4-6):
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).Minowa Weather (Days 7-16):
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some clouds | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light snow | |
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— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
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max °C | 0 | -1 | 1 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -3 |
min °C | -1 | -1 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -5 |
-7 | -7 | -11 | -19 | -20 | -24 | -23 | -21 | -20 | -17 | -13 | -16 | -20 | -19 | -18 | -13 | -9 | -12 | |
38 | 95 | 96 | 85 | 87 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 69 | 86 | 86 | 74 | 56 | 43 | 96 | |
1550 | 1300 | 1650 | 800 | 600 | 150 | 300 | 450 | 0 | 500 | 750 | 350 | 400 | 500 | 0 | 550 | 1050 | 700 | |
 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the W by Sat morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).
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Minowa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 37 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of March has on average:
1.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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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