Zao Now: Thursday 10th January 2013
- Jan 10, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 20, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 223cm
Weather overview Cloud
Wind
Light
Temperature -
Visibility Fair
Posted on Thursday 10th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
I'm afraid the snow didn't get too much later on yesterday as hoped and I don't have any new cm to report this morning. Not in the village but perhaps a thin layer of new out there on the mountain.
It's a cloudy start to the day but a cold one out there. Minus ten when I got up and the resort is reporting a coldest temperature of -13C this morning.
Looks like after today we are going to have a few days of clearer weather conditions and milder as well over the weekend. No huge snowfalls on the short term radar now.
Cold temps are keeping the snow in decent condition though.
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Thursday 10th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 223cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th, 26th December and 3rd January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 70cm reported on 8 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Zao Onsen. 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.