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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Thu 22 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
75
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
30
W
50
WSW
25
WNW
65
WNW
85
WNW
90
WNW
70
NW
50
NW
35
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
45
WSW
80
WNW
2
3
2
1
4
5
2
3
1
2
5
3
4
max °C
-17
-16
-15
-14
-12
-12
-12
-14
-17
-17
-15
-13
-11
-10
-8
-7
-12
min °C
-17
-17
-16
-14
-14
-12
-14
-16
-17
-18
-18
-15
-12
-11
-8
-9
-14
-33
-33
-32
-28
-27
-25
-25
-33
-34
-36
-34
-29
-23
-21
-16
-20
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
700
0
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
500
450
500
450
450
450
450
500
500
550
750
1450
800
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-16-14-13-12-13-15-17-18-17-14-12-11-8-8-13-11-11-9-8-8-6-8-10-10-11-12-9-8-7-3-3-8
Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:47
Sunset
4:49
4:50
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:53

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 284).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
0
81 km SE
32m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 102).
0
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
0.2 km
101 km S
506m alt.
59 minutes ago
-5° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 292).
13
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Shower light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Shower light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: 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.