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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
40
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
E
 cm 
2
7
4
3
4
1
8
 mm 
max°C
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
0
3
4
1
-9
-9
-7
-6
-5
-4
-2
-2
0
min°C
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
1
3
-8
-9
-9
-9
-7
-6
-5
-3
-3
-2
chill°C 
-12
-10
-10
-8
-7
-8
-5
-4
-20
-22
-22
-21
-19
-17
-15
-7
-7
-9
Freezing level (m
550
700
450
700
800
450
1250
1600
550
0
0
0
0
350
200
550
600
700
Cloud base (m)
500
550
500
500
500
500
650
4900
450
500
500
500
500
500
500
700
750
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-7-7-6-3-2-9-16-16-14-12-10-9-7-6-5-4-3-3-2-2-124-4-9-9-8-7-6-5-3-3-1
Sunrise
6:41
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:45
6:46
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

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.
3 hours ago
5° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 249).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
54 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 358).
14
68 km N
113m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
2

* 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.