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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
70
WNW
80
W
75
WNW
40
W
45
W
75
WNW
50
WNW
30
W
40
W
65
W
65
W
75
W
90
WNW
85
WNW
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
S
25
WSW
2
2
1
2
2
max °C
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-4
-3
0
2
-1
-1
-1
-11
-11
-7
-6
-5
-4
min °C
-11
-10
-10
-8
-7
-6
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
-10
-12
-11
-10
-8
-7
-6
-25
-24
-24
-18
-17
-18
-13
-8
-10
-10
-10
-24
-27
-26
-20
-14
-13
-16
300
550
200
500
900
850
1050
1500
1950
1400
1600
1200
300
300
0
0
750
900
Cloud base (m)
500
550
550
550
650
450
600
5350
750
500
500
650
600
500
700
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-10-8-7-5-4-11-1-1-6-12-11-9-7-6-5-5-4-5-3-2-114344-1-6-7-6-4-2-1
Sunrise
6:31
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:26
Sunset
5:12
5:13
5:14
5:15
5:16
5:17

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW 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
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
55 minutes ago
5° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 262).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 010 degs)
(6 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
3
81 km SE
32m alt.
31 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 110).
6
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 240 to 330 degs)
(17 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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.