Zao Now: Thursday 28th February 2013
- Feb 28, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 21, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 614cm
Weather overview Cloud, sun
Wind
Calm
Temperature -
Visibility Very good
Posted on Thursday 28th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
As with many regions of Japan right now, the mild conditions continue.
Just a bit of cloud this morning but mostly blue sky. A light breeze.
Tomorrow is going to be the warmest of the lot and there is a good chance that rain will be falling. That may turn to snow overnight but not a huge amount expected. Strong winds forecast for Saturday too. It will have been a strange week with the huge snowfall and then this sudden rise in temperature. Got a feeling the weekend might throw up a few surprises. Would be great if they were good ones.
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Thursday 28th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 614cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 57 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (27th January and 25th February) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 243cm reported on 21 days February 2013 snowfall 218cm reported on 20 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.