{
  "name": "Asahikawa",
  "type": "city",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/cities/asahikawa/",
  "summary": "Hokkaido's second city, in the cold interior of the island, with deep, dry snow and a winter festival.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Japan",
    "region": "Hokkaido",
    "latitude": 43.77,
    "longitude": 142.37
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "city": 113
  },
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-09-18T16:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "city": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 12,
        "windKmh": 4,
        "gustKmh": 9,
        "freezingLevelM": 4000
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 11,
            "max": 23
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 15,
          "freezingLevelM": 4000
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 15,
            "max": 24
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 19,
          "freezingLevelM": 4050
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 14,
            "max": 24
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 15,
          "freezingLevelM": 4050
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 12,
            "max": 22
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 32,
          "freezingLevelM": 3850
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 22
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 30,
          "freezingLevelM": 3500
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 19
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 43,
          "freezingLevelM": 3100
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 8,
            "max": 19
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 26,
          "freezingLevelM": 3050
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 17
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 12,
            "max": 19
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 17
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 19
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 17
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 17
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri 2 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 8,
            "max": 16
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "01:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+9"
    }
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "city centre",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 15.7,
      "february": 14.8,
      "march": 10.3,
      "april": 4,
      "may": 0.2,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 0,
      "october": 1.7,
      "november": 10.9,
      "december": 20
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 18,
      "february": 18,
      "march": 13,
      "april": 5,
      "may": 0,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 0,
      "october": 3,
      "november": 16,
      "december": 27
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -11.4,
        "high": -3.8
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -10.2,
        "high": -2.7
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -5.5,
        "high": 3.2
      },
      "april": {
        "low": 1,
        "high": 11
      },
      "may": {
        "low": 7.6,
        "high": 18.2
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 12.4,
        "high": 21.8
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 17.7,
        "high": 26.6
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 17.8,
        "high": 25.9
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 12.8,
        "high": 21.9
      },
      "october": {
        "low": 5.7,
        "high": 14.1
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -1.2,
        "high": 6
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -8.4,
        "high": -1.6
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 97,
      "2017/18": 138,
      "2018/19": 90,
      "2019/20": 79,
      "2020/21": 114,
      "2021/22": 96,
      "2022/23": 87,
      "2023/24": 89,
      "2024/25": 94,
      "2025/26": 117
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 1
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Asahikawa on Wikidata",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q200740"
    },
    {
      "label": "Elevation from the Open-Meteo terrain model at the city centre coordinates",
      "url": "https://open-meteo.com/en/docs/elevation-api"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}