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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Sun 07 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
W
55
W
40
W
40
WSW
70
W
65
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
40
WSW
25
WNW
15
WSW
50
W
15
W
25
WSW
20
W
70
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
 cm 
2
1
2
4
1
7
2
3
2
 mm 
0.9
1.1
0.6
max°C
2
3
3
5
2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
1
2
2
2
-9
-8
-7
min°C
1
3
3
4
-1
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
-7
-9
-8
-8
chill°C 
-6
-4
-4
-3
-10
-14
-13
-12
-10
-9
-6
-7
-4
-4
-19
-22
-20
-20
Freezing level (m
1200
1400
1500
1800
1300
550
550
600
600
700
900
1150
1200
1400
1050
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
450
550
850
650
500
500
500
500
500
750
500
500
450
450
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-2-1-6-9-10-9-8-8-7-5-3-3-8-16-15-1323351-4-4-4-3-2-1122-3-9-8-8
Sunrise
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
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: Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
46 minutes ago
8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 272).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 260 degs)
(11 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
44 km S
69m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
55 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 235).
3
68 km N
113m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
35 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 118).
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.