The sunrise is past 6 a.m. and it has been really cold all week.
Sapporo, where I live, is still on the warmer side, and some other places of Hokkaido are colder than that.
On 15th, the Tokachi region was hit by a winter pressure pattern with cold air as cold as mid-November in the sky.
This has caused snow to fall in the high mountain areas.
About one centimeter of snow was piled up on the grass at the top of Mikuni Pass before dawn on October 15.
It briefly turned to sleet just after 4:30am.
The lowest temperature was the lowest of the season at 18 points in the Tokachi region.
According to the Obihiro weather station, winter pressure conditions will continue on the 16th, and snow is likely to fall in mountainous areas such as mountain passes.
When the temperature drops below freezing, road surfaces could freeze, so caution is advised.
Obihiro's maximum temperature is expected to be 15 degrees Celsius, the minimum is 2 degrees Celsius.
