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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Tue night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
10
SW
35
W
35
W
40
W
70
NW
65
WNW
60
WNW
25
WSW
30
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
50
W
55
W
40
W
 cm 
1
9
3
2
9
4
2
 mm 
1.2
0.4
0.1
max°C
6
5
2
0
-4
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
1
2
2
3
min°C
5
1
1
-3
-9
-9
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-2
0
-1
2
2
2
chill°C 
3
-6
-6
-14
-22
-22
-17
-14
-12
-14
-15
-9
-4
-6
-5
-6
-6
Freezing level (m
1900
1600
1250
1050
250
0
200
300
350
400
300
700
1000
0
1450
1450
1550
Cloud base (m)
600
500
450
450
400
450
450
450
450
450
500
500
550
950
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-2-4-7-13-15-12-10-10-11-8-6-4-2-3-2-1632-2-7-8-6-5-4-5-4-200223
Sunrise
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:39
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Drizzle on Tue night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
56 minutes ago
12° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
38 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 121).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
56 minutes ago
12° C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
38 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Kasuminome Airport
42 km E
31m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
56 minutes ago
13° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
2
68 km N
113m alt.
56 minutes ago
12° C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
lightning 7km NE of Murakami
79 km WSW
34m alt.
41 minutes 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.