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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, gales from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
heavy rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
900
900
5100
450
800
450
850
700
1950
400
400
450
500
450
450
km/h
5
SE
0
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
20
NNE
40
N
75
ENE
65
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
10
9
3
8
4
0.5
1.9
0.6
0.1
0.6
2
14
9
4
1.3
1.2
0.6
max °C
24
23
23
23
21
21
21
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
19
19
19
min °C
24
22
23
22
20
21
20
17
18
19
16
16
17
16
18
19
18
 chill °C
24
22
23
22
20
21
20
17
18
19
14
14
15
13
17
18
18
Freezing level m
5100
5000
4900
4900
4850
4700
4700
4600
4400
4400
4500
4800
4800
4550
4600
4850
4800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
19191818181716151415141413131415152423232321212118191917171817191919
Sunrise
4:46
4:47
4:48
4:48
4:48
Sunset
6:40
6:39
6:38
6:37
6:37
6:36

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, gales from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
lightning 14km NW of Shiroishi
8 km SSE
1456m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 6km SW of Yamagata
17 km W
127m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 14km ENE of Takahata
19 km S
541m alt.
58 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 10km WSW of Kaminoyama
25 km WSW
423m alt.
44 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
thunderstorm affecting Tendo
25 km NW
98m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 7km N of Yanagawa
29 km SSE
319m alt.
44 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: few
lightning 7km N of Yonezawa
35 km SW
216m alt.
59 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 9km S of Nagai
37 km SW
213m alt.
44 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 14km NE of Higashine
39 km NNE
525m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.