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Niseko Grand Hirafu Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Niseko Grand Hirafu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).
Niseko Grand Hirafu Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1.0 m | -5 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -2 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.15 m | 0 | |
Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
Rain and snow or hail reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort Ski Resort from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Continuous light rain reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Otaru Tenguyama
Rain and snow or hail reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama but it is probably falling as rain at the bottom of the ski area from Otaru Tenguyama
Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -2 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -12 | -11 | -10 |
min °C | -4 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -11 |
-7 | -5 | -11 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -16 | -20 | -19 | -18 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -20 | |
90 | 88 | 93 | 87 | 78 | 88 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 97 | 85 | 85 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 93 | |
300 | 400 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — |
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).
Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
Rain and snow or hail reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort Ski Resort from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Continuous light rain reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Otaru Tenguyama
Rain and snow or hail reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama but it is probably falling as rain at the bottom of the ski area from Otaru Tenguyama
| Top snow depth: | 100 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 15 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | 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 71 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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