With temperatures likely to drop sharply from Tuesday night due to this season's severest cold spell so far, the Japan Meteorological Agency is warning of possible disruption to public transportation as snow may accumulate in residential areas of the Kanto region, including Tokyo.
According to the JMA, a strong winter pressure pattern is likely to envelop all of Japan, and the coldest air of the season will likely flow into the archipelago. With the peak of the cold spell starting from Tuesday night, the estimated snowfall for the 24 hours to 6 a.m. Wednesday was 90 centimeters in the Hokuriku region and 70 centimeters in the Kanto-Koshin, Kinki and Chugoku regions.
