Due to the extremely strong cold air of this winter, snow continued to fall mainly from western Japan to the Sea of ​​Japan side of northern Japan, resulting in heavy snowfall in various places, and even in the flatlands where there is usually little snow.


After this, the cold air is expected to gradually disappear, but heavy snow and snowstorms are expected to continue mainly in northern Japan and eastern Japan on the Sea of ​​Japan side, and vigilance will continue to be required to affect traffic.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a winter-type atmospheric pressure pattern intensified near Japan, and by the morning of the 25th, snow continued to fall, mainly from western Japan to the Sea of ​​Japan side of northern Japan, due to the extremely strong cold air of this winter flowing into the sky.



The amount of snow that fell in the 24 hours until 11:00 a.m. was


▽ 88 cm in Hiruzen, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture,


▽ 79 cm in Oyama, Tottori Prefecture, and


▽ 63 cm in Otari Village, Nagano Prefecture.



At 11:00 a.m.


, 10 centimeters in Kyoto


, 6 centimeters in Tsu


, 3 centimeters in Hiroshima


, 2 centimeters in Nagasaki and Wakayama, and 2 centimeters in


Kagoshima .

and Kobe City, and Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture, it is 1 cm.



In addition, it was severely cold in a wide area of ​​the country, close to the lowest temperature in the past 10 years, and the lowest temperature until the morning of the 25th was


-12.8 degrees in Sapporo,


-7.5 degrees in Sendai, and -7.5 degrees in


Niigata and Kumamoto.


-4.2 degrees in Hiroshima, -3.9 degrees in

Kochi


, -3.8 degrees in


Nagoya,


-3 degrees in Kagoshima,


-2.9 degrees in central Tokyo, -2 degrees


in Osaka And so on.

Future outlook Heavy snowstorms may continue

This is the outlook for the future.



The winter-type atmospheric pressure pattern is expected to loosen gradually from the west, but there is a risk that heavy snowfall and blizzards will continue locally in northern Japan, Hokuriku, Niigata Prefecture, and the northern part of Kansai through the 26th.



The amount of snow falling in the 24 hours until noon on the 26th is


▽ Tohoku 80 cm,


▽ Hokuriku 60 cm,


▽ Hokkaido 50 cm,


▽ Niigata Prefecture 40 cm,


▽ Kanto Koshin and Kinki 30 cm.

Centimeters are expected.



Furthermore, in the 24 hours until noon on the 27th, 30 to 50 centimeters

of snow is expected in


Tohoku, Hokuriku, and Niigata Prefectures, and 20 to 40 centimeters in Hokkaido and Kinki.

In northern Japan and Hokuriku, strong winds are expected to continue until the 26th, and the sea is expected to be rough.

Also, on the morning of the 26th, it is expected to become severely cold again in various parts of Japan, including western and eastern Japan.

The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for caution against heavy snowfall, blizzards, and frozen road surfaces that may affect traffic, strong winds, and high waves, as well as freezing water pipes.

Road closures and traffic jams continue.

If you have no choice but to use a car, please check the latest weather and traffic information.

In areas where snowfall has increased this winter, many people have died in accidents during snow removal work after the snow has stopped.

Ensure safety by working with two or more people.