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Furano Now: Sunday 21st February 2016

  • Feb 21, 2016
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 690cm

Posted on Sunday 21st February 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


It's Sunday and it is looking great outside. The road is covered in 15cm of new snow in the village, which means there is going to be a very significant depth on the resort itself. If you have access to fats this is definitely the day to make sure you take them out. The strong winds did come through overnight but have passed and the village is calm at the moment, but winds will increase during the day and tomorrow morning the wind will be moderate.


Temperatures are in the negatives but still pretty warm for this time of year. The good news is that it will get colder as the day progresses. Snow is forecast to continue during the day, and it looks like another moderate dump is on the cards overnight. Skies are overcast but visibility is very reasonable.



Furano Now 2015-2016 season

Data as of Sunday 21st February 2016 Total snowfall at base 690cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 66 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (5th December) November 2015 snowfall 77cm reported on 6 days December 2015 snowfall 286cm reported on 20 days January 2016 snowfall 187cm reported on 22 days February 2016 snowfall 140cm reported on 18 days




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