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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Wed morning).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
30
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
15
W
10
SW
20
WSW
40
W
45
W
55
W
60
W
70
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
25
W
35
W
 cm 
8
4
2
2
2
 mm 
0.3
2
max°C
-5
-4
-4
-4
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
1
-2
-3
-3
-3
0
0
1
min°C
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
0
0
2
2
3
2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
0
chill°C 
-15
-13
-15
-14
-7
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-6
-12
-13
-14
-13
-13
-8
-6
-7
Freezing level (m
250
300
450
350
750
1150
1700
1450
1450
1500
1500
1100
650
550
600
350
750
1000
1200
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
500
550
5300
900
750
550
600
450
450
500
500
500
500
500
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-11-10-8-5-3-2-2-2-2-3-6-8-9-9-8-6-5-4-5-5-5-4-1113233-1-3-4-4-4-101
Sunrise
6:37
6:39
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:43
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17

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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 3°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

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

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
45 minutes ago
1° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
4.7 km
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 295).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
45 minutes ago
2° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
40 km
44 km S
69m alt.
45 minutes ago
2° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 150).
2
68 km N
113m alt.
45 minutes ago
0° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
0.9 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
45 minutes ago
5° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 157).
0
lightning 5km WSW of Tsuruoka
84 km WNW
50m alt.
25 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
88 km S
240m alt.
45 minutes ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
1.5 km

* 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.