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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Mon 12 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue night, moderate winds from the W by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
55
WSW
40
WSW
65
WSW
65
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
25
W
40
WSW
65
W
45
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
2
5
9
3
2
3
3
2
1
max °C
-3
1
-1
-5
-9
-8
-5
-1
1
1
-3
-5
-6
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
min °C
-4
-1
-2
-9
-10
-8
-6
-4
0
-3
-4
-6
-6
-5
-3
-5
-4
-3
-3
-13
-9
-12
-21
-23
-20
-17
-11
-7
-13
-14
-17
-17
-14
-11
-13
-11
-9
-8
450
900
900
0
0
0
0
450
1050
1100
500
300
150
350
650
400
350
650
350
Cloud base (m)
450
550
750
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
500
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-5-7-13-16-14-11-7-4-6-10-12-12-10-8-8-8-7-5-40-2-7-10-8-6-31-1-4-6-6-4-3-4-4-3-2
Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
Sunset
4:38
4:39
4:40
4:42
4:43
4:44

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue night, moderate winds from the W by Thu morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun 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
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
1.9 km
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 145).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
40 km
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
10
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
1.8 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
57 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 60).
2
88 km S
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 80).
40 km
98 km NW
4m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
2.4 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.