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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Wed 31 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
35
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
20
W
40
WNW
55
WNW
40
WSW
70
WNW
70
WNW
2
3
4
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
9
2
4
max °C
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-5
-4
-3
-5
-5
-3
-9
-7
min °C
-5
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-5
-5
-4
-6
-7
-6
-9
-9
-11
-14
-15
-17
-19
-19
-13
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-11
-16
-18
-17
-22
-22
300
350
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
400
200
500
350
0
450
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
400
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
Sunset
4:27
4:28
4:29
4:30
4:30
4:31

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun morning, gales from the WNW by Mon 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
1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
37 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
1.6 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 211).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 050 degs)
(7 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
50 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
2
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
2.1 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
52 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
0

* 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.