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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Thu 04 Dec 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 -1°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed morning).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
55
W
55
WNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
55
W
65
W
80
W
85
W
95
W
80
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
45
W
45
W
60
W
 cm 
12
7
4
2
3
2
 mm 
max°C
-9
-10
-10
-7
-4
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-5
-7
-9
-9
-7
-5
-5
-3
min°C
-11
-11
-10
-9
-6
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-6
-5
-4
chill°C 
-25
-23
-23
-22
-14
-10
-9
-11
-12
-12
-14
-20
-22
-22
-22
-22
-16
-14
-14
Freezing level (m
250
300
450
350
750
1150
1700
1450
1450
1500
1500
1100
650
550
600
350
750
1000
1200
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
500
550
5300
900
750
550
600
450
450
500
500
500
500
500
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-11-10-8-5-3-2-2-2-2-3-6-8-9-9-8-6-5-4-5-5-5-4-1113233-1-3-4-4-4-101
Sunrise
6:37
6:39
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:43
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17

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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 -1°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed 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
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
4.7 km
40 km S
84m alt.
43 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
40 km
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 150).
2
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
0.9 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
3
lightning 5km WSW of Tsuruoka
84 km WNW
50m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
88 km S
240m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
1.5 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.