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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Sun 28 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
WNW
35
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
50
W
45
W
30
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WNW
50
W
30
W
30
W
50
W
30
W
40
SW
60
W
1
1
3
2
7
5
1
2
6
1
1
3
max °C
-8
-7
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-7
-11
-14
-14
-14
-15
-14
-12
-13
min °C
-10
-8
-6
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-7
-8
-13
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-12
-15
-22
-17
-13
-11
-10
-14
-13
-12
-18
-20
-26
-28
-24
-25
-27
-25
-23
-30
400
650
0
1200
1350
1150
1150
1100
900
750
300
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
Cloud base (m)
500
700
500
5750
2300
500
450
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
550
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-5-4-3-4-4-4-6-8-12-15-14-14-15-14-12-14-4-4-322111-1-3-6-9-9-8-9-8-6-8
Sunrise
6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
Sunset
4:24
4:25
4:25
4:27
4:28
4:29

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the W by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Zao (volcano) at the specific elevation of 1841 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.
1 hour ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
27 km
40 km S
84m alt.
41 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
40 km
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
38 km
53 km S
172m alt.
42 minutes ago
Dry
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.2 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 214).
0
88 km S
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
2.0 km
98 km NW
4m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
36 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.