Due to the strong winter-type pressure distribution, extremely strong winds with snow will blow mainly on the Sea of ​​Japan side of northern Japan until the 21st, and there is a risk of a blizzard.

It is necessary to be vigilant against impacts on traffic and storms.



In addition, next week, the strongest cold air of this winter may flow in and snow may fall in a wide area, including the Pacific side, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for attention to future weather information.

Fear of a blizzard centered on the Sea of ​​Japan side of Hokkaido Tohoku

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a low pressure system is expected to develop rapidly and pass through northern Japan toward dawn on the 21st, creating a strong winter-type pressure pattern.



The atmospheric conditions are expected to become extremely unstable from the afternoon of the 20th to the dawn of the 21st, and extremely strong winds will blow with snow on the 21st, mainly in the Sea of ​​Japan side of Hokkaido and Tohoku, leading to a blizzard. There is a risk.



The maximum wind speed in Hokkaido and Tohoku on the 20th is expected to be 25 meters, and the maximum instantaneous wind speed is expected to be 35 meters.



The wind is expected to be strong on the 21st, and the maximum instantaneous wind speed is expected to reach 35 meters in Hokkaido and Tohoku.



In addition, the wave height expected from the 20th to the 21st is expected to be


▽ 7 meters in Tohoku and


▽ 6 meters in Hokkaido and Niigata prefectures.



The Japan Meteorological Agency is warning of the impact on traffic due to blizzards and snowdrifts, storms, and high waves, and is calling for attention to power outages due to snow accumulation.

The beginning of the week is the coldest of this winter Possibility of snow even on the Pacific side

Furthermore, at the beginning of the week, the winter-type atmospheric pressure pattern is expected to strengthen again, and the strongest cold air of this winter is expected to flow in.



▽ From around Monday the 23rd, the amount of snow will increase, mainly on the Sea of ​​Japan side


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The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for attention to future weather information.