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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Sun 09 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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risk tstorm
risk tstorm
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rain shwrs
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heavy rain
rain shwrs
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Cloud base (m)
900
500
600
900
450
700
400
550
450
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km/h
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
25
NNW
40
NW
30
SSE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
5
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
4
2
0.8
0.9
1.3
4
18
4
0.6
1
1.7
4
2
1.1
0.2
0.2
2
max °C
22
21
19
19
18
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
21
21
19
min °C
21
20
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
19
 chill °C
21
20
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
19
19
19
20
19
Freezing level m
4650
4700
4550
4600
4350
4050
4350
4800
4650
4550
4650
4550
4700
4750
4850
4850
4850
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:47
4:48
4:48
4:48
4:50
4:50
Sunset
6:38
6:37
6:37
6:36
6:34
6:32

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu 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
lightning 18km ENE of Kaminoyama
3 km ENE
1060m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 17km ESE of Yamagata
3 km NE
1028m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 18km NNW of Shiroishi
8 km E
489m alt.
55 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 17km ENE of Takahata
16 km S
495m alt.
52 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 4km WSW of Okawara
24 km ESE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 19km NW of Hobara
25 km S
279m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
lightning 12km WNW of Higashine
40 km NW
418m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
40 km S
84m alt.
42 minutes ago
34° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 195).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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.