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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 706 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 24 Apr 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 17.0mm) heaviest on Tue night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | — | |
max °C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
min °C | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 |
-4 | -5 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -8 | |
72 | 69 | 63 | 34 | 52 | 63 | 33 | 34 | 54 | 52 | 63 | 74 | 64 | 86 | 95 | 97 | 97 | 97 | |
750 | 850 | 500 | 1250 | 1400 | 2250 | 2600 | 2600 | 2600 | 2500 | 2450 | 2350 | 2250 | 2200 | 1600 | 1150 | 700 | 400 | |
 | 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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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | 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 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.
Visitor Reviews of Niseko Grand Hirafu
Overall 3.9 Based on 81 votes and 120 reviews
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- 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.
Visitor Reviews of Niseko Grand Hirafu
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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