Furano Now: Thursday 28th February 2013
- Feb 28, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 513cm
Weather overview Overcast light snow at times
Wind
Calm
Temperature -
Visibility OK
Posted at 9:45am on Thursday 28th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
There is a nice light layer of fresh central Hokkaido powder covering the town and ski area, and the good news is the snow should persist through until the end of the week with heavy snow on the forecast for Saturday evening. Temperatures are mild today currently sitting just below zero at the base and expected to rise just above freezing during the day.
It is overcast at the moment but visibility remains good in general.
Furano Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Thursday 28th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 513cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 69 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (5th February) November 2012 snowfall 69cm reported on 10 days December 2012 snowfall 162cm reported on 21 days January 2013 snowfall 130cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 152cm reported on 18 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Furano. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.