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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Fri 26 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the W by Wed night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
 km/h
65
NW
85
W
105
WNW
70
W
50
W
50
W
65
WNW
45
WNW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
65
WSW
60
W
70
W
40
WSW
50
W
55
WSW
70
WSW
2
2
2
2
1
7
2
8
4
4
3
3
14
max °C
-11
-16
-15
-13
-11
-10
-8
-6
-3
-3
-2
-2
-5
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-13
-17
-17
-14
-12
-10
-8
-7
-6
-3
-3
-5
-6
-8
-10
-10
-9
-12
-28
-35
-35
-29
-24
-24
-20
-17
-14
-10
-10
-17
-17
-19
-21
-22
-21
-24
250
0
0
0
250
200
550
750
0
1250
1350
1000
950
700
150
400
500
500
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
550
500
500
550
650
750
1700
450
450
450
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
Sunset
4:23
4:23
4:24
4:25
4:25
4:27

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the W by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
55 minutes ago
6° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
40 km
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 18).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
55 minutes ago
5° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
34 km
44 km S
69m alt.
55 minutes ago
6° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
29 km
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
68 km N
113m alt.
55 minutes ago
3° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
36 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
55 minutes ago
5° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
38 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
49 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 144).
0
88 km S
240m alt.
55 minutes ago
4° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
0.7 km
98 km NW
4m alt.
55 minutes ago
4° C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 350).
27 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.