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clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | light rain | heavy rain | mod. rain | mod. rain | mod. rain | light snow | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
max °C | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
min °C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -3 | -6 | -1 | -3 | -3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
chill °C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -3 | -10 | -11 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -8 |
Humid % | 70 | 58 | 60 | 89 | 93 | 99 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 69 | 71 | 86 | 98 | 96 | 97 | 93 | 98 | 99 |
Freeze m | 1600 | 1650 | 1750 | 1250 | 1500 | 1150 | 800 | 400 | 0 | 400 | 600 | 0 | 1450 | 1400 | 1950 | 1150 | 950 | 800 |
 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:14 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:10 | — | — | 4:09 | — |
Next 3 days weather summary:Mild with moderate rain (total 15.0mm) on Sun night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 41.0mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
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Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | 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 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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