Zao Now: Tuesday 9th February 2021
- Feb 9, 2021
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 326cm
Posted on Tuesday 9th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Still foggy down to base and today is cold (about -10C at base). Although the snow is light, it is accumulating, albeit not a huge amount, but every centimetre counts.
Lower down, there does not seem to be any wind but, reported to be variable higher up.
Tomorrow should be clearer as well as on Thursday which is a national holiday in Japan. The long weekend appears to be in for some good weather if anyone is still contemplating coming up (bear in mind that many places may be already full) but there may be a rainy spell on Sunday afternoon (then followed by snow in the evening).
Zao Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Tuesday 9th February 2021 Total snowfall at base 326cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 30th January) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 142cm observed on 15 days January 2021 snowfall 146cm observed on 20 days February 2021 snowfall 38cm observed on 5 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.