New Year's Day from Omisoka Northern Japan Beware of Storm and Blizzards in Stormy Weather December 30, 17:58
From Omisoka on the 31st to the 1st of the New Year's Day, it is expected that the weather will be very strong, with very strong winds blowing with snow mainly on the Sea of Japan side of northern Japan. Watch out for the effects of storms and blizzards on traffic.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a low pressure in the Sea of Japan is evolving to the northeast, and a front extending from the low pressure is expected to pass northern Japan around the morning of March 31.
For this reason, northern Japan is expected to have an extremely unstable atmospheric condition around noon on the 31st, and it is necessary to pay attention to severe gusts such as lightning strikes and tornadoes, and hail. After that, the winter pressure distribution will increase around Japan, and cold air below minus 12 degrees will flow around 1500 meters above northern Japan.
For this reason, northern Japan is expected to have rough weather, with a strong wind blowing around the Sea of Japan along with snow from around noon on the 31st to the first day of the 1st.
The maximum wind speed on the 31st is expected to be 23 meters in Hokkaido and 20 meters in Tohoku, and the maximum instantaneous wind speed is 35 meters in Hokkaido and 30 meters in Tohoku. In Hokkaido, the wind is strong on the first day of the year, and the maximum wind speed is expected to be 20 to 24 meters, and the maximum instantaneous wind speed will be 30 to 40 meters.
The Japan Meteorological Agency, in Hokkaido, in particular, has called for vigilance against storms, as well as the effects of heavy snowstorms and snowdrifts on traffic.