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Furano Now: Monday 8th January 2018

  • Jan 8, 2018
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 16cm
Snowfall at base this season 372cm

Posted on Monday 8th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


There has been no new snow overnight and today, stepping outside feels very mild. Checking the temperature I got -4c and later in the day this is expected to rise to +1c. So expect the snow to get heavy as the temperature increases. The cloud is quite high and still affords views across Furano town. The rain that was expected today looks like it will arrive tomorrow and the winds are forecast to get stronger tomorrow.


Unfortunately I was unable to post a report yesterday but there was an impressive dump of 16cm of snow, meaning yesterday was a fantastic powder day. So don't get confused, the "new snow" figure of 16cm happened yesterday not today!


Kitanomine Zone open.

Furano Zone open.



Furano Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Monday 8th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 372cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 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 41cm reported on 5 days




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