The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on the 11th that the La Niña phenomenon is likely to continue.
If the "La Nina phenomenon" continues, the temperature tends to be lower than normal during winter, and heavy snow may continue into next month, so the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for attention to future weather information.
The "La Niña" phenomenon is a phenomenon in which the sea surface temperature in the eastern Pacific near the equator off the coast of Peru in South America is lower than normal, and is thought to affect the weather around the world, including Japan.
According to an analysis by the Japan Meteorological Agency, a La Niña event occurred in autumn two years ago, and the sea surface temperature continued to remain low in December.
When a "La Nina" phenomenon occurs in winter, westerly winds meander southward over Japan, making it easier for cold air to flow in, and temperatures tend to be lower than normal.
The La Niña phenomenon is expected to end in the near future, and it is likely that conditions will return to normal by the end of winter.
For this reason, the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for attention to future weather information, as cold air is likely to continue to move southward over the next month, and the amount of snowfall will increase mainly on the Sea of Japan side, with the possibility of heavy snowfall.
On the other hand, depending on the meandering westerly wind, it is expected that there will be times when the temperature rises, and we would like you to be careful of avalanches caused by melting snow.
Takafumi Umeda, director of the Japan Meteorological Agency's Abnormal Weather Information Center, said, "When we go out, we check the latest weather information such as road information and the Japan Meteorological Agency's 'Future Snow', and when we remove snow, we work together. I want you to take appropriate measures,” he said.