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Zao (volcano) Weather Forecast

Azuma Mountain Range · Japan
Issued: 2 pm Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Fri morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
1500
450
700
450
500
500
500
550
750
550
500
700
500
500
750
600
km/h
20
ESE
15
WSW
60
WNW
80
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
55
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
5
2
2
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
0.8
1.7
0.9
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
max °C
11
12
8
8
3
-1
-2
-1
1
1
0
2
2
-1
-1
0
0
min °C
10
10
8
6
0
-2
-2
-2
0
0
-1
1
0
-4
-2
-2
-1
 chill °C
8
6
2
-1
-9
-13
-13
-12
-9
-8
-8
-4
-6
-12
-8
-8
-7
Freezing level m
3350
3300
2600
2950
1200
850
750
800
950
1100
900
1150
1250
750
700
950
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
4:35
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:30
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Zao (volcano) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Fri morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

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
Yamagata Airport
31 km NW
357m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
24 minutes ago
13°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 184).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
3.5 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
53 km S
172m alt.
32 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 136).
0
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
2
Fukushima Arpt
104 km S
375m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Niigata (ci / as
119 km WSW
4m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.