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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
60
WNW
55
WNW
35
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
30
WNW
10
SSW
15
WNW
20
NW
40
WNW
60
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
2
2
10
2
2
4
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-10
-10
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-11
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-7
-8
-24
-22
-22
-24
-23
-23
-20
-17
-14
-14
-18
-21
-23
-24
-24
-21
-17
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
Cloud base (m)
450
500
450
450
550
450
500
500
450
450
450
450
450
550
500
500
600
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
Sunset
4:47
4:49
4:50
4:51
4:52
4:52

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon 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
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 297).
53 km S
172m alt.
22 minutes ago
Dry
81 km SE
32m alt.
59 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 99).
0
101 km S
506m alt.
35 minutes ago
-5° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 318).
10
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Fog -.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
149 km SW
103m alt.
26 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
158 km S
8m alt.
37 minutes ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 332).
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.