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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
WSW
50
W
60
WNW
50
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
45
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
20
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
3
1
4
max °C
2
0
-5
-5
-5
-3
0
0
0
-10
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
min °C
1
-3
-7
-7
-6
-5
-1
0
-8
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
-11
-11
-11
-10
-6
-12
-19
-18
-13
-12
-5
-5
-20
-24
-26
-25
-22
-20
-23
-24
-23
-22
1200
1050
0
200
400
0
650
1000
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
800
500
500
650
2050
850
1550
450
450
450
450
450
600
450
450
550
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-7-11-10-9-7-5-5-8-14-16-17-17-16-16-18-17-172-2-6-6-6-4-10-4-10-11-11-10-9-10-11-11-10
Sunrise
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
Sunset
4:43
4:44
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:49

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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
14 km WNW
153m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
39 minutes ago
9° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 265).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
36 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
44 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
31 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
35 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 95).
8

* 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.