Yesterday ended up being brighter than we were perhaps expecting.

Not much to report just yet as we eagerly wait for the mid-winter like conditions to return.

Yesterday started off with some fine weather, that low sea of cloud over Minamiuonuma, and a bit of drama over at GALA Yuzawa.

It is quickly turning into a lovely sunny morning and thankfully the rain of yesterday is a memory.

Yesterday the clouds quickly parted and the sun came out. Fine weather, particularly in the first part of the morning.

14cm of snow since the report yesterday and not much more than a dusting since yesterday evening.

It got more overcast since the report yesterday morning and we ended up having some rain.

Yesterday was another kind of curious day of changeable weather with spells of clearer skies and sun and then light snow in higher places.

First of all, I spent almost all day yesterday indoors and so only observed what the weather was doing from inside (and webcams and from friends). But it sure seemed varied and a bit... weird!

It is a beautiful morning here in Yuzawa.

It has been a very good 24 hours for snowfall.

We enjoyed some good snowfall yesterday, with another 10cm to add since the early morning report yesterday.

There was a bit of 'oh no, rain' feeling going on, but this morning the outlook is much better so we can put that to one side.

Some more snow since my report yesterday morning along with another 5cm or so overnight, so there's another 9cm to add to this report.