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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Sat 31 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
55
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
15
WSW
30
WNW
50
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
30
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
40
W
50
W
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
5
max °C
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-8
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-2
-1
-1
2
1
0
min °C
-9
-8
-8
-6
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-3
-3
-2
1
-1
-2
-21
-20
-16
-12
-17
-19
-16
-13
-11
-14
-16
-16
-9
-8
-8
-6
-8
-10
0
150
0
150
300
0
0
300
0
0
400
0
450
800
300
1150
1100
900
Cloud base (m)
450
550
450
450
450
450
500
450
550
500
550
500
500
500
650
750
750
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:41
6:39
6:39
Sunset
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:04

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
1.4 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
33 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
44 km S
69m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
0
68 km N
113m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 10).
0.9 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
32 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
6

* 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.