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Zao (volcano) Weather Forecast

Azuma Mountain Range · Japan
Issued: 2 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the W by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
heavy rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
950
750
450
450
500
450
600
450
500
500
500
550
750
2550
750
700
500
km/h
15
WNW
5
SE
25
S
25
SE
10
ESE
10
SSW
60
W
70
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
55
WNW
35
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
12
9
0.5
3
0.8
1.3
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
max °C
7
7
7
9
11
11
9
7
4
-1
-1
-1
1
1
0
2
2
0
min °C
5
6
7
9
10
9
9
5
1
-1
-2
-2
0
0
0
2
1
-1
 chill °C
2
4
3
6
9
4
4
-2
-7
-10
-13
-12
-9
-6
-6
-2
-4
-8
Freezing level m
1800
2300
2750
3100
3150
3200
2900
3100
1200
900
800
750
950
1100
1050
1250
1300
850
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Sunrise
6:05
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
4:36
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:30
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Zao (volcano) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the W by Fri morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).

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
31 km NW
357m alt.
56 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 301).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
0
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
46 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 97).
2
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Mid: broken
High: broken
Niigata (ci / as
119 km WSW
4m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Mid: scattered
High: broken
149 km SW
103m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
152 km NNE
357m alt.
56 minutes ago
5°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
6
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 110 degs)
(6 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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.