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Elev: 742m, Coordinates: 42.8688, 140.6823

Kutchan, Hokkaido, Japan


Snowfall Accumulation Forecasts

The following table show up to 14 day snowfall forecasts at Niseko Grand Hirafu across six different weather models. Click on the model names to learn more about each model. Italicized values signify a forecast for high winds (48 km/h or greater), which may affect lift operations.

Model \ Date31 Fri1 Sat2 Sun3 Mon4 Tue5 Wed6 Thu7 Fri8 Sat9 Sun10 Mon11 Tue12 Wed13 Thu14 FriTotal
ECMWF IFS 0258 cm2 cm0 cm2 cm2 cm1 cm4 cm4 cm1 cm10 cm4 cm3 cm0 cm4 cm-41 cm
ECMWF AIFS 0254 cm2 cm1 cm4 cm10 cm3 cm5 cm5 cm3 cm3 cm5 cm2 cm2 cm1 cm-48 cm
GFS8 cm5 cm2 cm3 cm15 cm2 cm2 cm0 cm3 cm4 cm2 cm2 cm0 cm0 cm1 cm48 cm
GEM10 cm5 cm1 cm1 cm10 cm2 cm5 cm2 cm2 cm------38 cm
JMA15 cm10 cm0 cm3 cm2 cm30 cm8 cm8 cm8 cm8 cm-----91 cm
ICON4 cm2 cm0 cm2 cm8 cm1 cm1 cm--------18 cm
MeteoFrance15 cm8 cm2 cm4 cm-----------28 cm
Average10 cm5 cm1 cm3 cm8 cm5 cm4 cm3 cm4 cm5 cm4 cm2 cm1 cm2 cm1 cm56 cm

Snowfall Prediction History (Estimated)

Model \ Date21 Tue22 Wed23 Thu24 Fri25 Sat26 Sun27 Mon28 Tue29 Wed30 ThuTotal
ECMWF IFS 0250 cm0 cm2 cm3 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm4 cm5 cm15 cm
ECMWF AIFS 0250 cm2 cm2 cm4 cm1 cm0 cm0 cm1 cm3 cm3 cm15 cm
GFS0 cm1 cm4 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm2 cm5 cm15 cm28 cm
GEM0 cm1 cm2 cm2 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm2 cm5 cm13 cm23 cm
JMA0 cm1 cm1 cm2 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm8 cm8 cm20 cm
ICON0 cm0 cm2 cm1 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm1 cm0 cm1 cm4 cm
MeteoFrance1 cm0 cm0 cm2 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm1 cm8 cm15 cm25 cm
Average0 cm1 cm2 cm2 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm1 cm5 cm8 cm18 cm


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