Zao Now: Friday 29th January 2016
- Jan 29, 2016
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 4, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 311cm
Posted on Friday 29th January 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao where there's just another 2cm or so of snow on the ground but it is snowing now and forecast to be for the day and tonight - heavy snow due tonight? Hopefully I'll have a decent number to report to you for the beginning of the weekend.
Lots of cloud around and fog covering the mountain this morning so I expect visibility to be limited to poor up there today.
As yesterday it's not particularly cold (for Zao in late January) and should be getting colder again over the weekend.
Things are pretty quiet here at the moment weekdays. Not quite sure why, though I would expect things to be busy for the coming weekend. As always an early start is recommended.
Zao Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Friday 29th January 2016 Total snowfall at base 311cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 46cm (on 19th January) November 2015 snowfall 22cm observed on 2 days December 2015 snowfall 96cm observed on 12 days January 2016 snowfall 193cm observed on 24 days |
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