Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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max °C | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
min °C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
1 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |
66 | 71 | 77 | 61 | 64 | 86 | 77 | 79 | 62 | 31 | 43 | 53 | 33 | 59 | 67 | 55 | 36 | 53 | |
1400 | 1150 | 800 | 900 | 950 | 550 | 700 | 750 | 450 | 1450 | 1600 | 2400 | 2600 | 2600 | 2450 | 2350 | 2350 | 2300 | |
 | 4:45 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — |
Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
| Top snow depth: | 235 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 20 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Niseko Grand Hirafu at the specific elevation of 706 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Niseko Grand Hirafu. 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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Resort name is also written as Niseko Hirafu.
Overall 3.9 Based on 81 votes and 120 reviews
Definitely spring skiing conditions now. Only top skiing well atm, but that's becoming heavier too. Freeze thaw, but hey it's still fun and besides, think of all of the many worse things that you could be doing.
Nigel Wright from Australia writes:
Definitely spring skiing conditions now. Only top skiing well atm, but that's becoming heavier too. Freeze thaw, but hey it's still fun and besides, think of all of the many worse things that you could be doing.
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