Hokuriku On the 12th (Sunday), the temperature will rise to the same level as in early April, but after that, a strong chill will move southward.
February 08, 2023 at 17:44
Temperatures are likely to fluctuate here as well. Localized intensification of snowfall and low temperatures are also expected due to avalanches and strong cold air heading south. Take care of your physical condition to prevent heat shock and influenza.
After this, the weather will continue to change periodically. On the 12th (Sun), the maximum temperature will be on par with early April, but around the 15th (Wed), a strong chill will move southward.
Tomorrow, the 9th, there will be a winter-type pressure distribution at first, but it is expected to loosen up gradually. The weather will gradually recover, and the clouds will increase in the afternoon, but the sunshine will reach mainly Fukui, Ishikawa, and Toyama in the western part of Hokuriku.
On the 10th, a low pressure system with a front is expected to move east along the southern coast of Honshu. Rain and snow will fall mainly in Niigata and Toyama in the eastern part of Hokuriku until the 11th, but there will be no heavy snowfall.
After that, until the 12th, high pressure will cover Fukui and Ishikawa in the western part of Hokuriku, and sunny skies will spread. Warm air will flow in from the south, and on the 12th, the maximum temperature will reach the same level as in early April, and there will be places where the cherry blossoms will bloom.
On the 13th, a low pressure system accompanied by a front is expected to move east again along the southern coast of Honshu. It will rain and snow in the Hokuriku region, but there will be no heavy snowfall.
From the 14th, a strong winter-type pressure pattern is expected. Strong cold air will flow into the northern airspace. At the moment, the forecast is for mountain snow, but we need to be careful of low temperatures and frozen roads even in the plains. In mountainous areas, the risk of a “surface avalanche”, whose precursory phenomena are difficult to discern, is likely to increase. Please pay close attention to future information.
On the 10th (Friday), it will snow in the Tokyo metropolitan area. It may snow in the 23 wards of Tokyo.
On Friday the 10th, a low pressure system with a front will move along the southern coast of Honshu. Snowfall is expected in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and it seems that there will be places where it will snow in the 23 wards of Tokyo. Urban traffic legs are vulnerable to snow. Even a few centimeters of snow can disrupt traffic schedules and cause service cancellations and delays. If you are planning to go to the metropolitan area for business trips or exams on the 10th (Friday), please check the information early and act with plenty of time. It is difficult to forecast snowfall due to the south coast low pressure, so please always check the latest weather forecast.
Watch out for avalanches, landslides, and landslides due to snowmelt from now on into early spring
As the temperature rises and the snow melts, the moisture in the ground increases and the risk of landslide disasters such as slope failures and landslides increases in some places.
Full-depth avalanches are more likely to occur in early spring. Although the flow speed and distance are smaller than surface avalanches, they tend to be more destructive and dangerous. It is often accompanied by premonitory phenomena, and when unusual phenomena appear, such as cracks and wrinkles on the snow slope, or a sudden increase in snowmelt, the danger may increase.
You also need to be careful of a “surface avalanche” where new snow piles up on top of the old snow layer and starts to collapse. In particular, when the temperature rises and the old snow surface begins to melt and new snow piles up on an unstable surface, the new snow may slide down at once, causing an avalanche. Premonitory phenomena are often unclear, but the speed can reach 200 kilometers per hour, so caution is required here as well.
Number of influenza patients continues to increase
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of influenza reports per sentinel point in the fourth week (January 23-29) was “10.36” nationwide, “25.38” in Fukui, “17.52” in Ishikawa, and “11.31” in Toyama. , “6.09” in Niigata. “10.00 or more” is the standard for the warning level, and in the four prefectures of Hokuriku, the trend is high in the west and low in the east, and there is a noticeable increase compared to last season.
Continue to take sufficient sleep and a well-balanced diet to build up your basic physical strength. Be sure to wash your hands and gargle when you get home, and be careful of humidity control as the air in the room tends to dry out when you warm up with an air conditioner.
Beware of Heat Shock
Heat shock is a health hazard caused by large fluctuations in blood pressure caused by sudden changes in temperature. If it is mild, it may cause dizziness, but if it becomes severe, it may lead to life-threatening conditions such as stroke or myocardial infarction.
During this period, the temperature difference between “indoors and outdoors” and “indoors but between the living room and other rooms” becomes large. Even when taking a bath, the temperature difference between the dressing room or bathroom and the hot water will increase, and the risk of heat shock will likely increase.
Let’s take a look at the data on the number of deaths by cause by prefecture and month in 2021 from the Vital Statistics of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Comparing the number of traffic accident deaths among those aged 65 and over with accidental drowning and drowning (≒ deaths due to heat shock), the number of deaths believed to be caused by heat shock exceeds the number of traffic accident deaths in all four prefectures of Hokuriku. increase.
By month, the number of deaths attributed to heat shock increased during the cold season. Therefore, it seems that the risk of death due to heat shock is the highest for a while after this, so we need to be careful.
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