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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
 km/h
15
W
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WSW
55
WNW
75
WNW
55
W
55
W
35
W
20
W
25
W
35
W
45
W
55
W
50
WNW
2
0.4
0.1
0.7
max °C
-1
2
2
4
3
2
-1
0
-3
-5
-1
-1
-1
3
4
2
4
3
-2
min °C
-2
2
2
3
2
1
-3
-1
-5
-7
-3
-2
-1
2
3
1
3
0
-4
-7
0
-2
-1
-4
-6
-10
-8
-16
-19
-13
-10
-9
-3
-2
-6
-4
-8
-13
450
1350
1350
1700
1600
1250
650
950
650
150
600
900
750
1250
1400
1450
1350
1350
550
Cloud base (m)
500
6800
800
650
450
450
450
6700
600
500
500
650
6050
600
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:45
5:43
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:37
Sunset
5:46
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:51
5:52

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 275).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 340 to 050 degs)
(7 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 152).
0
81 km SE
32m alt.
31 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
0
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
101 km S
506m alt.
34 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 108).
5
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
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
5° C
rain showers
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Mid: scattered
High: broken
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
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.