Since the winter-type pressure pattern will strengthen again, there is a risk of heavy snowfall again on the 27th, mainly from northern Japan to the Sea of Japan side of western Japan, and it is expected that it will snow and accumulate in places on the Pacific side of eastern Japan and western Japan.
Severe cold weather is expected to continue, so please pay close attention to the impact of heavy snowfall and snow accumulation on traffic.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the winter-type atmospheric pressure pattern is gradually loosening, but snow continues to fall along the mountains on the Sea of Japan side of northern Japan and eastern Japan.
The amount of snowfall in one hour until 5:00 pm is
▽ Yasuzuka, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture and Ono City, Fukui Prefecture, both of which are 4 centimeters.
On the morning of the 27th, a low pressure system is expected to form on the front in the East China Sea, pass south of Japan as it develops, and the winter pressure pattern is expected to strengthen again.
There is a risk of heavy snow again, mainly on the Sea of Japan side from northern Japan to western Japan, and snow is expected to fall and accumulate in places on the Pacific side of eastern and western Japan.
The amount of snow falling in the 24 hours until the evening of the 27th will be heavy in all areas:
60 centimeters in Niigata Prefecture,
50 centimeters in Hokuriku
, 30 centimeters in Chugoku
, 25 centimeters in Kinki
, 20 centimeters in Yamaguchi,
and 15 centimeters in Shikoku.
▽ It is expected to be 3 cm in Kanto.
Even in Tokyo's 23 wards, it will rain and snow from the evening of the 27th, and the Japan Meteorological Agency says there is a risk of snow accumulation if the temperature drops below expectations.
After that, snow is expected to continue mainly on the Sea of Japan side until the 28th.
Also, on the 27th, severe cold weather is expected to continue, with the lowest temperature around 0 degrees in various parts of eastern and western Japan.
The Japan Meteorological Agency is urging people to pay close attention to the effects of heavy snowfall, snow accumulation, and frozen road surfaces on traffic, as well as power outages, avalanches, lightning strikes, and gusts of wind due to snow accumulation.