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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Wed 10 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
50
WSW
60
WSW
75
WNW
80
WNW
85
WNW
90
WNW
80
WNW
70
WNW
30
WSW
30
SSW
15
SSE
95
W
80
WNW
85
WNW
80
WNW
 cm 
1
12
6
5
4
2
4
7
2
1
4
 mm 
max°C
-7
-7
-4
-1
-1
-3
-15
-15
-11
-10
-9
-6
-5
-5
-5
-9
-10
-9
min°C
-7
-7
-7
-2
-1
-14
-16
-15
-14
-11
-10
-9
-5
-5
-9
-10
-11
-10
chill°C 
-17
-17
-17
-11
-10
-30
-32
-31
-30
-25
-24
-19
-13
-10
-23
-24
-26
-24
Freezing level (m
700
750
0
1450
1750
450
0
0
0
250
450
0
400
600
800
500
400
400
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
5400
4100
450
500
500
500
500
500
600
1950
500
400
500
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-6-2-1-9-16-15-13-11-10-8-5-5-7-10-11-10-2-2-244-4-9-9-8-6-5-5-2-2-2-4-5-4
Sunrise
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:45
6:46
6:47
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:19

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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 Thu morning, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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.
49 minutes ago
2° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
32 km
40 km S
84m alt.
43 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
49 minutes ago
2° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
39 km
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 43).
0
68 km N
113m alt.
49 minutes ago
1° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
49 minutes ago
1° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
39 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 145).
0
88 km S
240m alt.
49 minutes ago
1° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 340).
29 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.