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Niseko Grand Hirafu at 706 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 28 May 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 33.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
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heavy rain | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | |
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25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 14 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
min °C | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 15 | |
99 | 97 | 93 | 78 | 85 | 79 | 75 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 35 | 41 | 55 | 40 | 41 | 47 | |
3650 | 2450 | 2350 | 2350 | 1750 | 1700 | 2000 | 2400 | 3050 | 3650 | 3750 | 3750 | 3500 | 3450 | 3500 | 3900 | |
 | — | 4:03 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:08 | — |
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Niseko Grand Hirafu Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 4 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of May 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 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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