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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Sun 25 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
85
WNW
90
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
45
W
60
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
35
NW
55
NW
1
2
7
2
8
2
1
1
3
3
4
5
1
max °C
-16
-16
-16
-13
-11
-9
-8
-9
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-14
-14
-13
min °C
-17
-17
-19
-15
-12
-11
-9
-10
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-15
-14
-14
-15
-34
-34
-36
-30
-25
-23
-17
-20
-30
-30
-28
-28
-28
-27
-31
-28
-26
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
550
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
650
500
1900
1550
450
450
500
500
500
550
450
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-18-14-12-10-9-10-13-14-13-14-14-13-14-14-14-14-11-11-12-9-7-7-3-4-8-8-8-8-7-6-8-8-8-9
Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
6:45
Sunset
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:58

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the W by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

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
40 km S
84m alt.
45 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
53 km S
172m alt.
58 minutes ago
Dry
81 km SE
32m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 108).
0
101 km S
506m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
29
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 240 to 010 degs)
(7 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Mid: scattered
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
Mist -.
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
1.3 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
149 km SW
103m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
158 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 123).
10

* 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.