January 13, 2026 Sapporo City — Heavy snow and blizzard conditions batter Sapporo as low-pressure system passes overhead ❄️🌨️ Strong winter weather struck Sapporo’s Nishi Ward late Tuesday afternoon, with powerful winds blowing snow across streets and reducing visibility near Kotoni Subway Station, where temperatures hovered below freezing. The severe conditions were driven by a developing low-pressure system over Hokkaido, causing snow to fall heavily and gusts to whip snow into drifts that sw