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Niseko Village Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Niseko Village is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Niseko Village Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -6 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | -4 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -3 | |
Latest snow reports near Niseko Village:
Freezing rain reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Continuous light snow reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort Ski Resort from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Snow falling heavily in Niseko Grand Hirafu. from Niseko Grand Hirafu
Rain and snow or hail reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama Ski Resort from Otaru Tenguyama
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light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | |
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max °C | 1 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -5 |
min °C | 0 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -4 | -5 | -8 |
0 | -5 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -13 | -10 | -10 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -10 | -10 | -11 | |
85 | 96 | 77 | 75 | 87 | 68 | 66 | 69 | 97 | 76 | 75 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 87 | 73 | 71 | 84 | |
350 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — |
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Niseko Village:
Freezing rain reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Continuous light snow reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort Ski Resort from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Snow falling heavily in Niseko Grand Hirafu. from Niseko Grand Hirafu
Rain and snow or hail reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama Ski Resort from Otaru Tenguyama
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 2 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Niseko Village at the specific elevation of 280 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Niseko Village. 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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Overall 4.4 Based on 1 vote and 3 reviews
This mountain rocks, everyday is a powder day and it didn't seem like it was snowing that hard when I was there (12-16th Jan) but the flakes just keep floating down all through the night. Higashiyama is only good at the top slopes by the Ace Pair lift or if you ski down from the Prince gondola and take a short hike up to Panorama gate and then continue through the trees. But head over to An'nupuri an there is just great powder everywhere and nice easy tree runs with nothing too steep. Good if you are skiing/boarding pow for the first time! Spent an entire day on this side and was planning on exploring the Hirafu side but the wind picked up and the lifts got shut down...this seems to be a not uncommon occurrence! Downside to Higashiyama is night life is non-existent. You need to take a 20 min bus over to the main village in Hirafu and even this is pretty quiet when compared to something like Whistler or Val d'Isere
Stu from South Korea writes:
This mountain rocks, everyday is a powder day and it didn't seem like it was snowing that hard when I was there (12-16th Jan) but the flakes just keep floating down all through the night.
Higashiyama is only good at the top slopes by the Ace Pair lift or if you ski down from the Prince gondola and take a short hike up to Panorama gate and then continue through the trees. But head over to An'nupuri an there is just great powder everywhere and nice easy tree runs with nothing too steep. Good if you are skiing/boarding pow for the first time!
Spent an entire day on this side and was planning on exploring the Hirafu side but the wind picked up and the lifts got shut down...this seems to be a not uncommon occurrence!
Downside to Higashiyama is night life is non-existent. You need to take a 20 min bus over to the main village in Hirafu and even this is pretty quiet when compared to something like Whistler or Val d'Isere
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