Due to the strong winter-type atmospheric pressure pattern, extremely strong winds accompanied by snow are expected to blow from the 20th to the 21st, mainly on the Sea of Japan side of northern Japan. etc. need to be careful.
In addition, the strongest cold air of this winter will flow next week, and there is a risk of snow falling in a wide area, including the Pacific side, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for attention to future weather information.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, after the 20th, a low pressure system is expected to develop rapidly and pass through northern Japan, creating a strong winter-type pressure pattern.
Therefore, from the 20th to the 21st, mainly in Hokkaido and the Sea of Japan side of Tohoku, extremely strong winds accompanied by snow are likely to blow, leading to a blizzard.
The maximum wind speed on the 20th
is expected to be ▽
25 meters in Hokkaido,
▽ 23 meters in Tohoku, and the
maximum instantaneous wind speed is ▽ 35 meters in Hokkaido and Tohoku.
The wind is strong on the 21st, and the maximum instantaneous wind speed is expected to reach 30 to 40 meters in Hokkaido.
In Hokkaido, Tohoku, and Niigata prefectures, waves are expected to reach a height of 6 meters.
The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for attention to the impact of blizzards and snowdrifts on traffic, storms, and high waves, as well as power outages due to snow accumulation.
At the beginning of the week, the strongest cold of this winter
Furthermore, early next 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 snowfall will increase, mainly on the Sea of Japan side, and from around Tuesday the 24th, snow will fall in a wide area including the Pacific Ocean side of Kyushu and Shikoku, and the temperature may be quite low. .
The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for attention to future weather information.