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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
30
WNW
10
W
30
S
30
ESE
50
W
120
W
70
WNW
65
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
50
W
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
40
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
 cm 
4
1
1
3
2
1
3
1
 mm 
2
max°C
-4
-3
0
3
2
-2
-3
-4
-3
0
0
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
min°C
-5
-4
-4
1
0
-3
-4
-4
-4
-1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
chill°C 
-13
-8
-11
-5
-10
-16
-15
-15
-14
-9
-8
-11
-12
-11
-14
-12
-10
-10
Freezing level (m
350
600
400
1500
1400
750
500
500
400
900
1100
600
500
650
400
400
600
0
Cloud base (m)
500
600
550
450
400
400
500
450
500
500
450
450
500
550
500
500
650
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:45
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:48
6:48
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:19
4:19
4:19
4:20

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the W 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
1° 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.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 262).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 240 degs)
(6 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
2
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
42 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 281).
6

* 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.