Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 10.0mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 12.0mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | |
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mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 6 |
min °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
chill °C | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Humid % | 76 | 85 | 94 | 78 | 87 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 78 | 95 | 97 | 97 | 77 | 81 | 76 | 78 | 82 |
Freeze m | 1450 | 1600 | 1600 | 1750 | 1550 | 1900 | 2000 | 2500 | 2900 | 3050 | 3250 | 3200 | 3150 | 3050 | 2700 | 2500 | 3150 |
 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
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Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
Rain and snow or hail reported from Sapporo at 241 metres elevation only 4 kms NNE of Mt Moiwa ski area Ski Resort from Mt Moiwa ski area
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 4 May 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
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. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Rusutsu Resort at the specific elevation of 594 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Rusutsu Resort. 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 3.8 Based on 23 votes and 12 reviews
This place doesn't compare to Niseko. Less snow, still the same crowds; why bother.
Sean from Australia writes:
This place doesn't compare to Niseko. Less snow, still the same crowds; why bother.
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