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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Wed 10 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
NW
65
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
10
SW
25
SSE
10
SE
85
W
75
WNW
70
WNW
45
WNW
 cm 
1
1
10
4
3
2
1
1
2
 mm 
max°C
-2
-2
-1
4
5
1
-8
-8
-7
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-4
-4
-4
min°C
-2
-2
-3
2
3
-8
-9
-9
-8
-6
-6
-5
-1
-1
-4
-4
-5
-5
chill°C 
-7
-8
-10
-4
-4
-20
-22
-21
-20
-16
-13
-9
-7
-4
-15
-15
-16
-15
Freezing level (m
700
700
0
1400
1700
400
0
0
0
300
500
0
700
800
700
500
450
300
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
5300
4000
450
500
500
500
500
500
2400
1650
400
450
450
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-6-2-1-9-16-15-13-11-9-7-4-4-8-9-10-9-2-2-234-4-9-9-8-5-5-4-1-1-3-4-5-5
Sunrise
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:45
6:46
6:47
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:19

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
46 minutes ago
4° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
31 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
38 minutes ago
4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 287).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
46 minutes ago
6° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
46 minutes ago
5° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
37 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 148).
2
68 km N
113m alt.
46 minutes ago
2° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
46 minutes ago
4° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
35 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 149).
0

* 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.