Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||
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light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | heavy rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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 cm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 15 | 18 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
max °C | -4 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
min °C | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
chill °C | -14 | -12 | -9 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | -4 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -8 | -6 | -1 | -1 | -7 |
Humid % | 74 | 66 | 76 | 74 | 98 | 96 | 87 | 81 | 92 | 93 | 79 | 89 | 81 | 78 | 64 | 99 | 95 | 89 |
Freeze m | 300 | 350 | 500 | 800 | 1300 | 1650 | 1950 | 2100 | 2050 | 1550 | 700 | 350 | 400 | 550 | 350 | 1250 | 1200 | 600 |
 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:29 | — |
Next 3 days weather summary:A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 34.0mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mild with light rain (total 6.0mm) on Sat morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Fresh snowfall depth: | 6 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 27 Oct 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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