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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Mon 19 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
W
80
WNW
90
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
5
SSE
20
WNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
1
2
1
2
9
3
2
4
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
2
max °C
0
-10
-11
-11
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-10
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-8
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-8
-10
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-20
-26
-26
-25
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-18
-17
-15
-18
-19
-23
-24
-24
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
550
450
450
600
450
450
500
450
500
450
450
450
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:48
Sunset
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:50
4:51
4:52

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Mainly stormy winds.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
81 km SE
32m alt.
40 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 114).
6
101 km S
506m alt.
39 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
3
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
149 km SW
103m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
158 km S
8m alt.
29 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 289).
0
South Iwate (buoy)
189 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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.