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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
55
WNW
55
NW
55
WNW
35
WNW
10
W
25
S
35
E
30
W
105
W
75
WNW
60
WNW
40
W
45
W
55
W
30
W
25
W
40
WNW
55
W
 cm 
3
2
1
4
3
1
5
2
1
1
9
2
 mm 
0.9
max°C
-8
-8
-6
-4
-4
0
1
2
0
-3
-4
-2
0
1
1
-2
-4
-5
min°C
-8
-8
-7
-5
-4
-3
-1
1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-1
1
-2
-3
-5
-6
chill°C 
-20
-20
-18
-14
-8
-9
-8
-9
-14
-15
-14
-14
-9
-7
-8
-11
-14
-17
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
350
550
200
800
1650
950
550
500
450
900
1100
1100
700
550
250
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
600
450
400
400
400
500
500
500
500
450
450
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-11-10-8-5-3-3-7-10-10-7-5-4-5-7-9-9-8-8-7-5-4-202-1-4-4-3-11-1-3-5-6
Sunrise
6:43
6:45
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:48
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:19
4:19
4:19

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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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon morning, moderate winds 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
58 minutes ago
3° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 226).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
moderate rain
Continuous light snow.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Kasuminome Airport
42 km E
31m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
21 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 63 degs) was rejected.
68 km N
113m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
26 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
2.9 km

* 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.