Due to the effects of low pressure and cold air, it is snowing not only along the mountains but also in the plains in the northeastern part of the Kanto region, and there is a risk of heavy snowfall over the night of the 22nd.
It may also accumulate in the Tama region of Tokyo, so you need to be careful about the impact on traffic.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, there is a low pressure system over the sea southeast of the Kanto region, and strong cold air is flowing into the sky during this period.
For this reason, in the Kanto region, it snows not only along the mountains in the north but also in the plains such as Mito City, and the snowfall at 11:00 am is 3 cm in Mito City.
There is a lot of rain in the southern part of the Kanto region, but it is expected that there will be snow in the plains until the night of the 22nd.
The amount of snow that falls in the 24 hours until noon on the 23rd is
10 cm along the mountains in the northeastern part of Kanto and in Nagano
prefecture
.
It is expected to be
3 cm in western Tama and the Chichibu region of Saitama prefecture ▽ 1 cm in the plains of southern Kanto.
There is a risk of snow and sleet falling even in Tokyo, and the expected amount of snowfall is
3 cm in southern Tama such as Hachioji City,
and 1 cm in northern Tama such as Kunitachi City and Fuchu City
.
It is not expected to accumulate in the 23 wards of Tokyo so far, but it is possible that snow will accumulate if the temperature drops further.
The temperature is also considerably lower than normal, and the temperature at 11:00 am is
▽ 0.6 degrees in Mito city ▽
1.5 degrees in Utsunomiya city ▽
3.4 degrees in central
Tokyo, and the maximum temperature in central Tokyo is about 10 degrees. It is as cold as midwinter.
In addition to the impact on traffic and freezing of the road surface, it is necessary to pay sufficient attention to managing the physical condition.