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Furano Now: Friday 13th January 2017

  • Jan 13, 2017
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 326cm

Posted on Friday 13th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


After checking for a second time incase I had misread it, "wow" is what I uttered as I confirmed the thermometer was showing -24c in the village and -26c on the resort. Now that is cold! Yesterday was cold, but 10c lower than yesterday is taking cold to a completely different level. These are the kinds of days where the little heat packs that you can buy need to be inserted into gloves and strategically placed over your body. I suspect a few people will be deciding to invest in new gloves.


The day is a crystal clear bluebird one with great views on the resort, over the town through until Tokachidake in the distance. Great for photos but I guarantee you wont have your gloves off for long when taking out the camera. Overnight there was a very light dusting which amounted to 1cm on the village.


Tomorrow looks like it will be similar weather.



Furano Now 2016-2017 season

Data as of Friday 13th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 326cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 48 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days January 2017 snowfall 38cm reported on 9 days




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