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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
50
WNW
45
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
20
WSW
25
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
15
NW
40
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
2
6
2
2
5
1
3
1
2
5
1
1
6
max °C
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-8
-7
-7
-5
-5
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-7
-8
-6
-6
-8
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-6
-20
-22
-21
-22
-22
-21
-18
-18
-13
-14
-19
-16
-11
-18
-17
-16
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
350
0
0
350
0
0
350
0
Cloud base (m)
550
450
450
550
450
500
550
450
450
450
450
500
450
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-16-16-17-15-13-13-12-12-14-13-12-13-13-11-9-9-10-9-9-10-9-7-8-6-6-8-7-6-7-7-6-6
Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:41
Sunset
4:57
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:01

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon 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
14 km WNW
153m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
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
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
2
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
27 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
54 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 188).
2
88 km S
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
1.6 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.