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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Fri 30 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
 km/h
60
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
20
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
W
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
max °C
-8
-10
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-5
-7
-5
-5
-6
-2
-1
-1
min °C
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
-6
-7
-8
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-6
-3
-2
-2
-21
-22
-21
-20
-16
-13
-17
-18
-14
-12
-18
-17
-17
-16
-9
-8
-8
0
0
0
150
0
0
250
0
0
300
0
200
400
0
500
800
550
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
550
450
450
450
500
500
450
500
500
550
500
500
500
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-15-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-13-12-11-9-7-6-6-9-10-8-8-8-6-7-8-6-6-8-6-6-6-3-2-2
Sunrise
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:41
6:39
Sunset
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:02

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near 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.
1 hour ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
45 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
2
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
3.1 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 97).
3
88 km S
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
29 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.