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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Sat 03 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
25
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
65
WNW
80
WNW
50
W
40
W
30
WSW
20
SSE
5
WNW
90
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
55
WNW
1
1
1
3
5
2
3
3
3
2
9
3
2
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-4
-3
-1
0
0
-2
-9
-9
-7
min °C
-6
-5
-6
-4
-4
-5
-6
-8
-9
-6
-4
-3
-1
-2
-8
-9
-9
-9
-14
-16
-18
-14
-11
-13
-15
-21
-23
-16
-12
-10
-5
-9
-21
-22
-22
-21
150
350
200
450
550
250
350
200
0
150
550
0
900
900
350
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
550
500
450
400
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
Sunset
4:30
4:30
4:31
4:31
4:32
4:34

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the WNW by Mon night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Mainly stormy winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
1.8 km
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 108).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
40 km
44 km S
69m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
50 minutes ago
Dry
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
0
88 km S
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
40 km
lightning 15km W of Tsuruoka
92 km WNW
64m alt.
1 hour 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.