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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Mon 05 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat night).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
 km/h
35
W
80
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
55
WNW
25
SW
35
WSW
65
WSW
75
W
95
WNW
95
WNW
80
WNW
60
W
65
W
45
WSW
65
WSW
95
W
3
5
3
1
5
5
2
3
1
18
max °C
-9
-13
-14
-12
-10
-6
-6
-5
-14
-16
-12
-10
-8
-5
-4
-3
-6
min °C
-12
-15
-15
-13
-11
-8
-6
-11
-15
-16
-16
-11
-8
-6
-5
-3
-11
-24
-31
-31
-29
-25
-16
-15
-24
-32
-33
-34
-26
-20
-17
-14
-13
-27
450
0
0
0
0
400
950
300
0
0
0
250
500
250
900
1450
650
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
500
500
2050
1900
450
450
450
500
450
500
500
1600
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
Sunset
4:31
4:31
4:32
4:34
4:35
4:36

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat 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.
41 minutes ago
1° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
53 minutes ago
3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 263).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
heavy rain
Rain and snow or hail.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
41 minutes ago
3° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
10
68 km N
113m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
4.2 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
41 minutes ago
2° C
clear
Clear skies.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
34 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 77).
0

* 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.