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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Wed 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, severe gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
65
WNW
40
W
30
SW
60
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
45
W
35
WSW
35
W
60
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
30
SW
50
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
1
5
3
1
1
2
1
4
max °C
-5
-1
1
1
-2
-4
-3
0
-1
-4
-5
-5
-5
-1
-1
-1
-6
-10
-11
min °C
-7
-3
1
-1
-3
-5
-5
-1
-2
-7
-6
-6
-7
-3
-2
-5
-8
-11
-12
-19
-11
-5
-10
-13
-15
-15
-8
-11
-18
-16
-14
-15
-8
-7
-14
-20
-26
-26
0
550
1150
1200
700
550
300
750
900
0
250
400
0
400
850
800
300
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
500
450
500
450
450
500
500
700
750
850
1750
450
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-4-5-9-10-8-6-6-10-10-9-9-7-6-7-11-14-17-6-210-3-5-4-1-2-6-6-6-6-2-2-3-7-11-12
Sunrise
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:50
Sunset
4:40
4:42
4:43
4:44
4:45
4:46

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, severe gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

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
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
30 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 278).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km S
69m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
2
68 km N
113m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 112).
2

* 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.