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16 Heavy snow and blizzard on the side of the Sea of Japan Blizzard without visibility in Hokkaido
A rapidly developing low-pressure system is passing near Hokkaido. On the 16th of today, the winter-type pressure distribution gradually strengthened and heavy snowfall and snowstorms occurred on the Sea of Japan side. Especially in Hokkaido, there are places where there is a blizzard with no visibility, which makes going out extremely dangerous.
Snow and wind intensify on the Sea of Japan side Snow clouds on the Pacific side like Shikoku
A developing low-pressure system is gradually moving north of Hokkaido. There will be a strong winter-type pressure distribution around Japan.
Hokkaido and Tohoku have snow and blizzards mainly on the Sea of Japan side. With a wind speed of 20 m / s or more, there is a very strong wind blowing that you cannot bear without catching something, and it looks like there will be a blizzard. Especially in the “Soya / Kamikawa / Rumoi / Ishikari” region of Hokkaido, a snowstorm with no visibility is expected. There is a danger of a life-threatening situation such as a car getting buried in the snow and getting stuck, or even if you get out of the car, you may be distraught without looking around.
In Hokuriku, even if it rains in the beginning, it will snow gradually, and in the north of Kinki and the Chugoku region, there will be more snow at night. The wind is also blowing strongly.
There is snow along the Kanto Koshin mountains and Gifu prefecture, and especially in Gifu prefecture, there will be places where snowfall will increase immediately.
Snow and rain will occur in places in Shikoku and northern Kyushu starting tonight. Be careful of snowfall and freezing of the road surface, especially along the mountains.
Maximum expected wind speed and snowfall
● The maximum wind speed (maximum instantaneous wind speed) expected from 16-17 today is
Hokkaido 28 meters (40 meters)
Tohoku 25 meters (35 meters)
Kinki 23 meters (35 meters)
Hokuriku 20 meters (35 meters)
North Kyushu 20 meters (30 meters)
● In places where there is a lot of snow for 24 hours until 6 a.m. M. From day 17
Tohoku / Hokuriku 60 cm
Hokkaido 50 cm
Tokai (Gifu) 40 cm
Kinki (north) 20 cm
Shikoku / Northern Kyushu 5 cm
After that, the snow will continue until around the 18th, and the amount of snow will increase even more, especially in Hokuriku and Tohoku.
The wind is cold even in sunny places, the temperature is lower than in the morning at night throughout the country.
Across the country, cold winds from the north or west are stronger, so the maximum temperature is usually lower than yesterday. On the Sea of Japan side, the highest temperature is likely to come out early in the morning and the temperature only drops in the afternoon.
On the Pacific side, the temperature will drop drastically after night and it will be colder at night than in the morning.
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