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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Sun 11 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
45
W
65
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
50
WSW
50
WSW
65
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
65
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
60
W
45
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
6
3
8
3
1
8
10
4
2
2
3
3
1
max °C
-3
-6
-9
-8
-6
-3
0
-1
-5
-9
-7
-5
0
1
2
-3
-5
-6
min °C
-3
-8
-10
-9
-7
-4
-1
-2
-9
-9
-8
-6
-3
0
-3
-4
-6
-6
-12
-21
-23
-22
-19
-13
-9
-12
-20
-21
-20
-17
-11
-7
-13
-14
-17
-17
600
250
0
0
150
150
850
800
0
0
0
0
500
1050
1050
500
300
0
Cloud base (m)
400
500
450
450
450
450
600
450
450
500
450
450
450
500
450
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:52
6:52
Sunset
4:37
4:37
4:38
4:39
4:40
4:42

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, gales from the W by Thu 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
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 205).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
81 km SE
32m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 125).
13
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
26
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Shower light rain shower.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
4.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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.