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Furano Now: Monday 5th February 2018

  • Feb 5, 2018
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 492cm

Posted on Monday 5th February 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


Very fine snow is falling at the moment and there is 3cm so far in the village. It is expected to snow very lightly for the remainder of the day so there may be another few centimeters to come. The windy weather from yesterday has passed and it is nice and calm this morning. Visibility will be a bit limited due to low cloud cover. The forecast for the remainder of the week is for light snow off and on.


Kitanomine Zone open.

Furano Zone open.



Furano Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Monday 5th February 2018 Total snowfall at base 492cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th December) November 2017 snowfall 125cm reported on 13 days December 2017 snowfall 206cm reported on 22 days January 2018 snowfall 151cm reported on 18 days February 2018 snowfall 10cm reported on 3 days




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