sleepy...

snow is pleasant...sometimes...
It was supposed to snow in Tokyo after midnight, but the forecasts never seem to hit the mark this winter.
What's hard about snow forecasts in Tokyo?
Unless the temperature of the lower layer of the atmosphere is obviously freezing above Tokyo, it's quite difficult to distinguish between snow and rain. Just when the low pressure crosses the south coast of Kanto, the temperature at the surface must be cold enough for it to snow. The low pressure can't be too close to the coast, nor too far away.
The temperature at the surface is always at the borderline of liquids solidifying this time of year. It's snowing in Shinjuku, which is in the western side of Central Tokyo, when the same clouds brings rain in Otemachi, which is in the eastern side. When the Japan Meteorological Agency give out forecasts of "Tokyo" it is referring to the weather in Otemachi and not Shinjuku nor Nerima (at the northern end of Central Tokyo). In the summer the temperature may differ for more than 5 degrees. And in the winters, deep snow may fall in Nerima, but just hails in Otemachi. It snowed in Fuchu today as horse races were delayed for an hour. Luckily no bad influences to traffic as many college entrance exams were held.
I took the overnight shift yesterday and after a long night of work I went home under the raining sky hoping for a better day tomorrow. Wish I'll get a nice sleep... Zzz..