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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
50
WNW
45
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
35
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
50
NW
40
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
SSW
30
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
2
1
3
3
2
1
2
7
2
4
1
4
4
max °C
-8
-8
-7
-6
-7
-9
-10
-10
-11
-8
-7
-6
-3
-4
-7
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-9
-8
-8
-7
-8
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-8
-7
-3
-5
-9
-8
-8
-9
-20
-19
-16
-14
-15
-24
-23
-24
-23
-20
-17
-15
-8
-14
-21
-18
-18
-19
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
500
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
450
500
450
450
450
450
450
500
600
450
1750
750
450
500
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:47
6:46
Sunset
4:50
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:54

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 284).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Kasuminome Airport
42 km E
31m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
6
81 km SE
32m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
2
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 330 degs)
(28 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
45 minutes ago
1° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 307).
26
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 350 degs)
(19 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
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.