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Zao Now: Wednesday 7th February 2024

  • Feb 7, 2024
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 286cm

Posted on Wednesday 7th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.


Morning from Zao.


Lots of cloud this morning but some blue sky too and visibility is good across the mountain early morning. Later on it might cloud over somewhat with a chance of light snowfall. And that seems to be the kind of pattern we might expect over the next few days. Beyond that there's more of a chance of sunny skies.


Not a whole lot of potential heavy snow over the next week. The best chance of some decent new cm is mid-weekend.


It should be keeping cold, though, which is good.



Zao Now 2023-2024 season

Data as of Wednesday 7th February 2024 Total snowfall at base 286cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 25th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 66cm observed on 14 days January 2024 snowfall 176cm observed on 19 days February 2024 snowfall 12cm observed on 3 days




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