Heavy snow warning into the week...

[kifo]

finally the snow is coming!! all those of you wanting to ski all season... this is the time!

according to JMA, i am looking into freezing temperatures until next monday here in kyoto...

by the way, the taiwanese cherry blossoms have bloomed in amami oshima one day ahead of schedule....

http://www.tenki.jp/forecaster/diary/deskpart/2016/01/18/37871.html

 

[snap99]

I Guess just in time for early Feb snow fest in Sapporo ?

 

[SMLeir]

Is this volume of snow normal for January?

 

[hgkiaboon]

End of year Sapporo already began snowing plenty. Guess that was just the appetizer.

 

[kifo]

Snowing now in Kyoto....

http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/top/article/20160120000034

Video here

http://kyoto-np.jp/kp/movie/?r=news&y=2016&v=ib1gq5c7

 

[Hisashiburi]

So pretty!!

 

[kifo]

So pretty!!

too bad i have to go to work

 

[s7460597]

Beautiful. Wish I have the $$¥¥

 

[kifo]

From Youtube...

 

[kifo]

Just saw this lovely video of Kibune in the snow... there is a light up now apparently...

 

[snap99]

From Youtube...

Kinkakuji in snow is beautiful

 

[kifo]

for those travelling in Japan this weekend, please take care! the cold front will come down from siberia and some places like fukuoka is not going to see anything north of zero on sunday. the forecast is for snow in okinawa and taipei.... stay warm everyone!

http://www.tenki.jp/forecaster/diary/motoasa/2016/01/22/38111.html

 

[kenchi]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peo...ter-30-years-temperatures-drop-low-47-8C.html
china and hongkong also goign to see the all time low temp too

 

[magna_strike]

when i returned from tokyo yesterday, temperature wasnt so bad, hardly see snow on the ground unlike the previous few days though wind chill is still very bad...

 

[patryn33]

More like rain in Okinawa

 

[tomicaguy]

How long will this cold front sustain?

 

[mccmmm]

Angmoh calendar fail big time as we are as stupid as them still using it.
Now is 15th December on chinese calendar .
Chinese is the best.

 

[kifo]

More like rain in Okinawa

okinawa news is also reporting the possibility of snow from today to monday. according to their met station on kume island, it will be like the condition back in 1977 when sleet and snow fell in okinawa

沖縄に雪が降る？　２３～２５日「過去最強の寒気」
2016年1月22日 05:00

　沖縄気象台などによると、２３日から２５日にかけて南下する強い寒気の影響で、沖縄地方は強い冬型の気圧配置になる見込みだ。気象予報士は「過去最強クラスの寒気」として、寒気が流れ込んだ場合に沖縄でも雪やみぞれが降る可能性を指摘している。

http://www.ryukyushimpo.jp/news/entry-208223.html

 

[kifo]

it was sleeting in fukuoka today... tomorrow the temp is going to drop further... this will be the lowest ever experienced in many parts of the country... stay warm!!

 

[kifo]

snow causing disruption in kyushu today... nagasaki looks lovely in white!