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Zao Now: Friday 13th January 2017

  • Jan 13, 2017
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata


New snowfall at base 18cm
Snowfall at base this season 211cm

Posted on Friday 13th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.


More fresh snow in Zao this morning.


And this snowfall is due to last through the weekend as well so fingers crossed we'll be getting some more decent numbers in the next few days. All good.


Clearer conditions are forecast for Monday.



Zao Now 2016-2017 season

Data as of Friday 13th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 211cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (on 5th January) November 2016 snowfall 11cm observed on 6 days December 2016 snowfall 98cm observed on 16 days January 2017 snowfall 102cm observed on 8 days




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