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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 153mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
700
450
700
800
600
500
500
500
500
450
450
450
450
450
500
km/h
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
0
S
5
SE
10
E
15
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
45
E
40
ENE
35
S
25
SSW
10
WSW
20
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
8
5
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.8
0.8
0.3
0.5
1.2
14
31
52
34
11
8
max °C
19
18
17
17
17
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
20
20
19
19
min °C
18
18
15
16
16
14
15
15
12
13
13
13
15
16
18
19
19
19
 chill °C
18
18
13
15
16
14
15
15
10
10
10
10
12
14
17
19
19
19
Freezing level m
4700
4500
4300
4200
4050
4000
4050
4200
4350
4600
4650
4700
4900
4950
5250
5250
5300
5350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:11
5:11
5:13
Sunset
6:05
6:04
6:01
6:00
5:59
5:58

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Heavy rain (total 153mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, calm 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
lightning 8km WNW of Kaminoyama
24 km WSW
473m alt.
9 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
31 km NW
357m alt.
41 minutes ago
rain showers
Shower heavy rain shower.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
thunderstorm affecting Nagai
36 km WSW
200m alt.
22 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 282).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
53 km S
172m alt.
22 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
0
lightning 18km S of Yonezawa
54 km SSW
1379m alt.
9 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 21km E of Watari
58 km ESE
0m alt.
11 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 22km ESE of Tsuruoka
60 km WNW
1175m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 12km NE of Kitakata
65 km SSW
907m alt.
9 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.