Sign In with AppleBy using Snow-Forecast, you agree to our Terms & Services.
Don't have an account? Join now
Alternatively, you can now use your Outside account to sign in to any brand in the Outside digital ecosystem, including Snow-Forecast, Surf-Forecast, and Mountain-Forecast.
Niseko Grand Hirafu Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Niseko Grand Hirafu is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 10.0mm) heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Niseko Grand Hirafu Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 16.0mm) heaviest on Mon morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -7 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | -4 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -1 | |
Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
Freezing rain reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Freezing rain reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Otaru Tenguyama
Continuous light snow reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama Ski Resort from Otaru Tenguyama
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  |  | | |  | | |  | |  |  | |  | |  |  | |
light snow | some clouds | clear | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light rain | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
— | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
max°C | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | -1 |
min°C | -4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -4 |
-4 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 4 | 0 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -3 | 1 | -3 | -2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | -3 | -6 | -12 | |
92 | 78 | 77 | 91 | 92 | 84 | 69 | 72 | 85 | 91 | 78 | 71 | 85 | 82 | 91 | 96 | 94 | 77 | 88 | |
0 | 450 | 700 | 850 | 1400 | 1250 | 450 | 400 | 300 | 0 | 450 | 650 | 0 | 1050 | 1500 | 1800 | 1050 | 300 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:14 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:12 | — |
A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 10.0mm) heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Moderate rain (total 16.0mm) heaviest on Mon morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).
Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
Freezing rain reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Freezing rain reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Otaru Tenguyama
Continuous light snow reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama Ski Resort from Otaru Tenguyama
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 20 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 10 Nov 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Niseko Grand Hirafu at the specific elevation of 256 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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Resort name is also written as Niseko Hirafu.
Overall 3.9 Based on 71 votes and 120 reviews
My fifth visit to Niseko over the last 17 years. Its changed a lot but not for the better. There is now practically no Japanese experience to be had here. Its overcrowded with all infrastructure lifts/resort restaurants/mountain restaurants/buses/trains packed to the max (the only time I didn't stand on public transport in 2 weeks was on the train from Sapporo to the airport). You will probably get some great snow during your visit but be prepared to queue for it in all aspects of your holiday lifts/eating/getting around and theres a good chance most of the good stuff will be tracked out by lunch (or earlier). It may be me but it seems that they have made it harder to get to other resorts close by, Rusutsu/Moiwa used to be easy public/free transport now it's taxi and a bus or 2 buses. A car is becoming more essential in Niseko just from making getting around less painful. Although it will be chaos if that eventuates, pretty sure parking is not on anyone's list! The old Niseko is gone and the current one is losing its appeal (other than the snow of course)!
Cam from Australia writes:
My fifth visit to Niseko over the last 17 years. Its changed a lot but not for the better. There is now practically no Japanese experience to be had here. Its overcrowded with all infrastructure lifts/resort restaurants/mountain restaurants/buses/trains packed to the max (the only time I didn't stand on public transport in 2 weeks was on the train from Sapporo to the airport). You will probably get some great snow during your visit but be prepared to queue for it in all aspects of your holiday lifts/eating/getting around and theres a good chance most of the good stuff will be tracked out by lunch (or earlier). It may be me but it seems that they have made it harder to get to other resorts close by, Rusutsu/Moiwa used to be easy public/free transport now it's taxi and a bus or 2 buses. A car is becoming more essential in Niseko just from making getting around less painful. Although it will be chaos if that eventuates, pretty sure parking is not on anyone's list! The old Niseko is gone and the current one is losing its appeal (other than the snow of course)!
Read 119 more reviews of Niseko Grand Hirafu or submit your own
The Niseko Grand Hirafu skiing weather widget is available to embed on external websites free of charge. It provides a daily summary of our Niseko Grand Hirafu snow forecast and current weather conditions. Simply go to the feed configuration page and follow the 3 simple steps to grab the custom html code snippet and paste it into your own site. You can choose the snow forecast elevation (summit, mid-mountain or bottom lift) and metric/imperial units for the snow forecast feed to suit your own website…. Click here to get the code.
View detailed snow forecast for Niseko Grand Hirafu at:
snow-forecast.com
Snow Report
Webcams
Ski Resort Guide
Snow History
Snow Alerts
Sign up or Login to access
Upload new photo
Nearest