Cold morning here in Shiga Kogen, back to what we are used to mid winter. Lots of snow falling as well. And windy too.

Well we were hoping for a nice new layer yesterday and indeed we did get some more snow but it's pretty minimal.

Well, after a colder start to the day yesterday, it's a milder picture this morning and around -3 degrees here in the Maruike area as of 9am.

Just up to a few cm of new snowfall to report from around Shiga Kogen this morning. Nice and cold too.

A sprinkling of new snow overnight in Shiga Kogen and light snow falling now here in the central Maruike area.

A sprinkling of new snow overnight in Shiga Kogen and light snow falling now here in the central Maruike area.

Clear blue skies over Shiga Kogen this morning. Sun screen needed. It was a fairly cold start but has warmed up to close to 0C now.

There are clear blue skies over Shiga Kogen this calm and quiet morning. It was a cold start too, though we are set to warm up quickly during the day today.

Early on this morning we were still in snowy mode, and there's 10-20cm or so fresh to report (wind has blown it around).

Some good snow falling this morning in Shiga Kogen. Perhaps 10cm or so to report but definitely more on the cards with the way it is coming down now.

After that warm day yesterday, it's all somewhat colder this Friday morning. And I'm happy to report that snow started falling this morning and it is coming down now.

The snow continued yesterday and we pretty much avoided rain up here and even got a few more cm out of it in places.

It's one of those days when it's clear how things are going to be right from the get go and some early morning light blue skies all around.

The clouds moved back in yesterday and started to bring us some more snow. Probably 5-10cm or so in places and it is snowing still this morning in Shiga Kogen.