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Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
600
450
9150
450
2650
1850
450
450
450
450
500
1650
500
500
500
450
km/h
45
WSW
50
W
55
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
15
S
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
35
WSW
35
W
20
W
15
SW
20
S
15
S
25
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1
0.4
0.6
6
14
4
11
2
0.1
1.1
0.3
0.6
0.2
max °C
14
14
13
13
14
13
11
13
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
min °C
14
13
13
13
13
11
10
12
13
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
 chill °C
11
10
10
10
11
10
8
10
11
13
14
13
15
15
14
14
14
Freezing level m
4500
4500
4350
4650
4700
4300
4750
5100
4950
4950
5000
5050
5100
5000
4850
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
14141313141211131414151617161515151917181817161415171719212220191919
Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:05
5:05
5:07
Sunset
6:15
6:14
6:13
6:10
6:09
6:07

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

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

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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
25°C
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
53 km S
172m alt.
28 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 167).
0
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 71).
8
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
6
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 190 degs)
(6 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
101 km S
506m alt.
56 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 333).
6
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Light rain .
Wind obs. (9 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
lightning 8km N of Yuza
112 km NW
108m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 19km WNW of Sakata
115 km WNW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.