Niseko Weather & Snowfall

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Niseko Snowfall Comparison Graph 2013/14 - Current Season

Why does Niseko get so much snow?

 

Snow Forecast

Thu
01 Oct		Fri
02 Oct		Sat
03 Oct		Sun
04 Oct		Mon
05 Oct		Tue
06 Oct		Wed
07 Oct
09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00
UPPER 1309M
℃ -279.65℃ 9.18℃ 9.90℃ 8.59℃ 3.62℃ 2.85℃ 1.82℃ 0.93℃ 3.62℃ 5.31℃ 5.30℃ 4.33℃ 2.49℃ 1.74℃ 1.42℃ 0.27℃ 4.15℃ 6.95℃ 7.32℃ 6.32℃ 2.15℃ -0.36℃ -1.01℃ -1.57℃ 5.98℃ 8.63℃ 9.27℃ 8.75℃ 2.36℃ 0.41℃ -1.32℃ -1.82℃ 7.27℃ 9.78℃ 9.58℃ 7.63℃ 6.33℃ 7.01℃ 7.75℃ 8.45℃ 9.55℃ 10.59℃ 12.60℃ 11.91℃ 7.32℃ 5.24℃ 4.46℃ 3.00℃ 6.54℃
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Mostly cloudy with light snow Partly cloudy Sunny skies Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy with very light rain Mostly cloudy with light rain Mostly cloudy with very light snow Mostly cloudy Very light snow Partly cloudy Sunny skies Sunny skies Clear skies Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy Sunny skies Partly cloudy with light drizzle Sunny skies Clear skies Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy Sunny skies Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Overcast with very light rain Overcast with very light rain Overcast with light rain Overcast with light rain Overcast with very light rain Mostly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy Partly cloudy with very light rain Mostly cloudy Overcast Mostly cloudy Overcast Partly cloudy with very light rain
Snow 11.23cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.08cm 0.08cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.15cm 0.08cm 0.67cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.06cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm
Wind
18.04m/s
64.95km/h
12.05m/s
43.39km/h
11.17m/s
40.20km/h
10.62m/s
38.23km/h
15.52m/s
55.87km/h
15.37m/s
55.33km/h
15.22m/s
54.78km/h
17.39m/s
62.61km/h
16.69m/s
60.09km/h
17.04m/s
61.34km/h
16.74m/s
60.25km/h
16.64m/s
59.91km/h
14.49m/s
52.18km/h
12.87m/s
46.34km/h
11.81m/s
42.53km/h
10.37m/s
37.35km/h
8.36m/s
30.09km/h
7.33m/s
26.38km/h
6.40m/s
23.04km/h
4.84m/s
17.44km/h
6.22m/s
22.40km/h
7.07m/s
25.44km/h
5.27m/s
18.95km/h
4.72m/s
16.99km/h
7.45m/s
26.82km/h
5.60m/s
20.15km/h
3.04m/s
10.94km/h
2.00m/s
7.20km/h
3.67m/s
13.22km/h
3.96m/s
14.24km/h
3.37m/s
12.12km/h
4.18m/s
15.07km/h
7.46m/s
26.86km/h
11.99m/s
43.15km/h
13.57m/s
48.86km/h
14.84m/s
53.42km/h
17.47m/s
62.88km/h
19.13m/s
68.88km/h
16.22m/s
58.40km/h
13.82m/s
49.74km/h
14.55m/s
52.39km/h
12.97m/s
46.68km/h
10.61m/s
38.18km/h
10.52m/s
37.88km/h
9.94m/s
35.77km/h
8.83m/s
31.77km/h
8.32m/s
29.94km/h
6.62m/s
23.82km/h
9.26m/s
33.32km/h
MID 800M
℃ -276.40℃ 12.43℃ 13.15℃ 11.84℃ 6.87℃ 6.10℃ 5.07℃ 4.18℃ 6.87℃ 8.56℃ 8.55℃ 7.58℃ 5.74℃ 4.99℃ 4.67℃ 3.52℃ 7.40℃ 10.20℃ 10.57℃ 9.57℃ 5.40℃ 2.89℃ 2.24℃ 1.68℃ 9.23℃ 11.88℃ 12.52℃ 12.00℃ 5.61℃ 3.66℃ 1.93℃ 1.43℃ 10.52℃ 13.03℃ 12.83℃ 10.88℃ 9.58℃ 10.26℃ 11.00℃ 11.70℃ 12.80℃ 13.84℃ 15.85℃ 15.16℃ 10.57℃ 8.49℃ 7.71℃ 6.25℃ 9.79℃
Snow 11.23cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm
BASE 300M
℃ -273.15℃ 15.68℃ 16.40℃ 15.09℃ 10.12℃ 9.35℃ 8.32℃ 7.43℃ 10.12℃ 11.81℃ 11.80℃ 10.83℃ 8.99℃ 8.24℃ 7.92℃ 6.77℃ 10.65℃ 13.45℃ 13.82℃ 12.82℃ 8.65℃ 6.14℃ 5.49℃ 4.93℃ 12.48℃ 15.13℃ 15.77℃ 15.25℃ 8.86℃ 6.91℃ 5.18℃ 4.68℃ 13.77℃ 16.28℃ 16.08℃ 14.13℃ 12.83℃ 13.51℃ 14.25℃ 14.95℃ 16.05℃ 17.09℃ 19.10℃ 18.41℃ 13.82℃ 11.74℃ 10.96℃ 9.50℃ 13.04℃
Mostly cloudy with light snow Partly cloudy Sunny skies Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy with very light rain Mostly cloudy with light rain Mostly cloudy with very light rain Mostly cloudy Overcast with very light rain Partly cloudy Sunny skies Sunny skies Clear skies Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy Sunny skies Partly cloudy with light drizzle Sunny skies Clear skies Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy Sunny skies Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Overcast with very light rain Overcast with very light rain Overcast with light rain Overcast with light rain Overcast with very light rain Mostly cloudy with very light rain Partly cloudy Partly cloudy with very light rain Mostly cloudy Overcast Mostly cloudy Overcast Partly cloudy with very light rain
Snow 11.23cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm 0.00cm
Wind
SSE
3.05m/s
10.99km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
3.03m/s
10.89km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
3.51m/s
12.64km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
WSW
0.55m/s
2.00km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SW
1.18m/s
4.24km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
WSW
1.24m/s
4.45km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SW
1.57m/s
5.64km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
WSW
1.89m/s
6.82km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
4.44m/s
15.97km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
6.15m/s
22.12km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
5.79m/s
20.85km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
2.81m/s
10.11km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
1.06m/s
3.80km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
0.21m/s
0.77km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
0.69m/s
2.49km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NW
0.36m/s
1.29km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
2.26m/s
8.13km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NW
3.18m/s
11.44km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NW
3.16m/s
11.38km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NW
1.06m/s
3.82km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
0.26m/s
0.93km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
WNW
0.24m/s
0.86km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
N
0.19m/s
0.68km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
0.17m/s
0.61km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SSE
0.95m/s
3.41km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
W
2.87m/s
10.32km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NW
2.19m/s
7.89km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
0.68m/s
2.45km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
0.50m/s
1.79km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
0.52m/s
1.88km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
N
0.40m/s
1.46km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
0.52m/s
1.89km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SE
1.71m/s
6.15km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SE
4.18m/s
15.06km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SE
3.74m/s
13.47km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SE
2.22m/s
8.00km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SE
3.99m/s
14.35km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SE
3.56m/s
12.82km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SSE
3.68m/s
13.26km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SSE
3.55m/s
12.78km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SSE
3.23m/s
11.64km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
S
2.98m/s
10.73km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SSW
3.27m/s
11.76km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
SSW
1.19m/s
4.29km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NW
0.95m/s
3.40km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNE
1.01m/s
3.63km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
NNW
0.87m/s
3.12km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
N
1.38m/s
4.98km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s
N
2.94m/s
10.58km/h
Gusts 0.00m/s

Avalanche Report

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Lift Operation

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Weather Links

Yahoo Weather Niseko Japanese but very reliable and easy to read (translate)

Analysis and forecast of precipitation for SW Hokkaido

7 day metvuw gives you detailed isobar charts, surface wind in knots and 6 hours precipitation.

snow-forcast.com 6-day forcast English 6 day forecast

Japan snow-forecast.com accumuation maps

NASA global view of weather systems

Synoptic charts for Japan


Web Cams


Niseko Annupuri


Niseko Hirafu Mountain Center

Charts

HBC Hokkaido Weather Chart



Niseko Snowfall Comparison Graph 2013/14 - Current Season

Why does Niseko get so much snow?

 



average temperatures

Niseko's average mid-winter (Mid-December to Mid-February) day time temperates average at about -6 degrees Celsius or 21 degrees Fahrenheit.

Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
High
-3
-2
1
9
15
19
23
24
22
14
6
-1
Low
-12
-10
-7
0
5
10
15
16
10
5
-1
-7