Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Sun 18 Jan Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
55
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
40
WNW
90
WNW
90
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
3
2
1
4
2
3
8
6
2
4
2
1
3
max °C
-5
-5
-2
0
1
0
-10
-11
-11
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-9
-8
-8
min °C
-6
-6
-5
0
0
-9
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-8
-9
-17
-13
-12
-5
-6
-22
-26
-26
-25
-22
-21
-22
-22
-24
-23
-21
-16
-14
0
400
0
950
1100
650
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
750
2200
2000
1600
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
450
450
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-6-4-4-8-15-17-18-17-16-17-17-17-17-16-15-14-6-6-401-5-11-11-11-10-10-11-11-11-11-10-8-9
Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:48
Sunset
4:44
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:50

Loading...

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri 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
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
40 km S
84m alt.
32 minutes ago
6° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 349).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
53 km S
172m alt.
47 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 89).
2
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 340 degs)
(17 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 318).
18
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 340 degs)
(13 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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.