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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
75
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
40
WSW
35
WNW
70
WNW
55
W
45
W
40
WNW
55
WNW
70
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
40
W
50
W
3
2
2
4
1
4
5
7
4
2
1
1
max °C
-16
-15
-15
-16
-13
-13
-13
-11
-11
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-8
-6
-5
-5
min °C
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-13
-13
-12
-12
-14
-13
-12
-13
-12
-10
-9
-7
-6
-5
-32
-32
-32
-34
-31
-28
-28
-23
-24
-29
-26
-24
-26
-25
-23
-21
-15
-15
-14
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
150
300
0
0
250
0
0
400
0
550
800
500
Cloud base (m)
450
450
600
450
500
600
450
450
500
450
500
500
500
500
550
550
500
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-16-17-15-13-13-12-12-14-13-12-13-12-10-9-7-6-5-10-9-9-10-9-7-7-6-6-8-7-7-8-6-6-6-2-2-2
Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:41
6:39
Sunset
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:02

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon 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
14 km WNW
153m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
2.3 km
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
1.7 km
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
3.3 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 112).
2
88 km S
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
1.6 km
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 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.