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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
SSE
15
W
40
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
30
WNW
10
W
15
S
40
S
60
W
90
W
70
WNW
75
WNW
70
W
40
W
25
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
12
2
3
2
3
0.4
max °C
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
2
1
2
-1
-3
-5
-5
-5
-6
-3
-2
-4
min °C
-4
-1
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
0
0
0
-2
-4
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-5
-10
-5
-14
-15
-13
-14
-13
-3
-5
-6
-13
-16
-20
-18
-18
-16
-12
-3
-10
350
700
650
500
550
650
0
950
1200
1450
850
600
250
300
400
0
450
750
250
Cloud base (m)
450
450
600
450
500
500
500
500
550
450
450
450
450
500
650
500
500
750
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-8-8-8-7-6-3-3-3-7-9-12-11-10-10-10-9-10-3-1-3-4-3-4-4111-2-4-6-6-6-6-4-3-5
Sunrise
6:05
6:05
6:03
6:01
6:00
5:58
Sunset
5:32
5:35
5:36
5:37
5:37
5:37

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon 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
40 km S
84m alt.
55 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 235).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
28 km
53 km S
172m alt.
19 minutes ago
Dry
81 km SE
32m alt.
41 minutes ago
1° C
light snow
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
88 km S
240m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
33 km
101 km S
506m alt.
52 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 15).
0
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Moderate snow.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
126 km SW
239m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
40 km

* 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.