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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
ESE
65
W
110
W
55
NW
70
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
55
WSW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
 cm 
3
4
4
1
3
1
 mm 
3
max°C
2
2
-1
-3
-4
-3
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-1
4
4
4
min°C
1
0
-2
-3
-4
-4
-2
0
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-3
-2
2
3
4
chill°C 
-4
-10
-12
-13
-15
-13
-9
-8
-10
-10
-9
-14
-12
-9
-6
-1
-1
0
Freezing level (m
1500
1400
900
600
550
350
700
1050
700
600
650
0
450
650
0
1500
2050
2650
Cloud base (m)
400
400
400
500
450
500
500
500
450
500
500
500
500
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-7-9-9-8-7-5-7-7-8-9-8-6-3-12321-2-3-4-4-10-2-3-3-5-4-3-2344
Sunrise
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:48
6:48
6:48
Sunset
4:17
4:19
4:19
4:19
4:20
4:20

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Zao (volcano) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Zao (volcano) Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Zao (volcano) at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Zao (volcano). To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Japan.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
5.0 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 350).
5.0 km
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 94).
3
68 km N
113m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
2.9 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 139).
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.