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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Sun 11 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sat morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
80
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
45
WSW
45
WSW
60
W
55
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
40
WSW
45
WSW
65
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
35
W
25
W
40
W
45
WNW
6
3
1
7
10
2
3
5
1
1
max °C
-10
-8
-6
-3
0
-1
-5
-9
-8
-6
-1
0
1
-4
-5
-5
0
0
-2
min °C
-10
-9
-7
-4
-1
-3
-9
-9
-9
-7
-3
0
-3
-4
-5
-5
-2
-1
-5
-24
-22
-19
-13
-9
-13
-20
-22
-21
-18
-11
-8
-13
-14
-15
-14
-8
-9
-15
0
0
150
450
850
800
0
0
0
0
450
950
1000
500
400
0
600
1000
450
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
400
450
450
450
450
450
600
450
500
500
500
500
650
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-14-11-8-6-7-13-15-15-11-7-5-7-10-10-8-6-6-8-10-9-7-4-1-2-7-9-9-7-20-1-4-5-5-1-1-4
Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
Sunset
4:37
4:38
4:39
4:40
4:42
4:43

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sat morning).

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.
37 minutes ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 289).
53 km S
172m alt.
58 minutes ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
0
81 km SE
32m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 94).
0
101 km S
506m alt.
34 minutes ago
-5° C
-
10
Light winds from the NW
(10 kph at 304).
23
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Fog -.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
0.6 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
lightning 14km NNE of Niigata
113 km WSW
0m alt.
41 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Light snow.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
149 km SW
103m alt.
54 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.