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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #311
Weekly Snow News for Asia, updated 23 April 2026: Spring conditions persist in Japan with temperatures from –3°C to +12°C and limited fresh snow on highest slopes.
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Niseko Grand Hirafu at 256 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 24 Apr 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 23.0mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light rain | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | mod. rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | |
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2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 1 | — | — | |
max °C | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
min °C | 3 | 3 | -1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
1 | 0 | -3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | |
70 | 59 | 81 | 41 | 49 | 80 | 38 | 34 | 65 | 60 | 72 | 88 | 63 | 68 | 98 | 81 | 63 | 80 | |
650 | 850 | 450 | 1250 | 1350 | 2200 | 2600 | 2550 | 2550 | 2400 | 2300 | 2400 | 2050 | 1650 | 1600 | 900 | 1000 | 650 | |
 | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:34 | — |
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Niseko Grand Hirafu Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 220 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 15 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of April has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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.
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Resort name is also written as Niseko Hirafu.
Visitor Reviews of Niseko Grand Hirafu
Overall 3.9 Based on 81 votes and 120 reviews
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- 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)!
Visitor Reviews of Niseko Grand Hirafu
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)!
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