Naeba Now: Thursday 8th March 2018
- Mar 8, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Naeba region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 908cm
Posted on Thursday 8th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here.
It's an overcast start today, with some light snow falling. There is a moderate wind gusting through, but due to the warm air temperature it doesn't feel particularly chilly. We are definitely beginning to press on into Spring! The pistes are grainy at the moment, due to the warm weather that we have had recently. The wind will continue to build throughout the day, with gusts of up to 40kmph at the base this evening. The air temperature is expected to continue to rise to highs of 9°C overnight tonight, and precipitation will increase in intensity throughout today, culminating in heavy rain overnight tonight.
Looking forwards, the wind will drop first thing tomorrow, alongside the air temperature, allowing the rain to change to snow. Accumulations are predicted to be modest, with around 7cm at the base. Temperatures will remain below 0°C throughout Saturday, and there will continue to be light snowfall. On Sunday, we can expect the sun to be back, and air temperatures will rise to be comfortably above 0°C through until at least Tuesday. We can expect a mix of sun and cloud throughout this period, and there will be little wind.
Naeba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Thursday 8th March 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 908cm Number of days snowfall observed 56 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 79cm (reported on 14th December) November 2017 snowfall 46cm observed on 2 days December 2017 snowfall 400cm observed on 18 days January 2018 snowfall 307cm observed on 18 days February 2018 snowfall 143cm observed on 17 days March 2018 snowfall 12cm observed on 2 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Naeba. 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.