Next 3 days weather summary:Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 5.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
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rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | light snow | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | light snow | |
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
max °C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
min °C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
-3 | -2 | -4 | 0 | -5 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -6 | |
66 | 61 | 65 | 79 | 69 | 62 | 33 | 57 | 63 | 36 | 50 | 83 | 40 | 38 | 62 | 71 | 92 | 97 | |
950 | 1000 | 750 | 750 | 850 | 600 | 1300 | 1350 | 2250 | 2500 | 2500 | 2250 | 2400 | 2300 | 2000 | 1900 | 1900 | 1800 | |
 | 4:43 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:32 | — |
Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
| 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 |
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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