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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
 km/h
15
W
25
WNW
30
NW
65
WNW
70
WNW
50
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
15
SW
35
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
30
NW
2
3
2
2
5
1
4
3
1
1
6
max °C
-7
-6
-9
-10
-10
-11
-8
-8
-7
-2
-3
-6
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-7
-8
-10
-10
-11
-12
-10
-8
-8
-4
-5
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-13
-15
-21
-23
-24
-24
-21
-18
-17
-9
-13
-21
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-17
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
500
450
500
650
450
550
1600
450
500
550
450
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-15-17-18-18-15-13-11-9-10-13-13-13-15-14-14-14-7-7-10-10-11-12-9-8-8-3-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
Sunset
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
40 km S
84m alt.
46 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 266).
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
81 km SE
32m alt.
33 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 106).
2
101 km S
506m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 109).
0
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Mist -.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
1.6 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
149 km SW
103m alt.
53 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
lightning 9km WNW of Mitsuke
157 km SW
13m alt.
20 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.