Niseko Grand Hirafu Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Niseko Grand Hirafu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).
Niseko Grand Hirafu Weather (Days 4-6): A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 3.6 m | -7 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -5 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.9 m | -4 | |
Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  |  | |  |  | | |  | | | |  |  |  | |
clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
max °C | -5 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | -3 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
min °C | -5 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
-10 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -9 | -11 | -13 | -16 | -17 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -4 | -3 | -4 | |
74 | 73 | 79 | 70 | 48 | 94 | 82 | 80 | 86 | 94 | 81 | 86 | 87 | 60 | 84 | 99 | |
0 | 450 | 700 | 350 | 850 | 750 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 400 | 0 | 800 | 1050 | 750 | |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).
Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
| Top snow depth: | 355 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 90 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 2 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.9 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.8 | 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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