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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Wed 03 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
 km/h
45
WSW
35
W
95
W
90
WNW
80
WNW
45
W
45
WNW
65
WNW
75
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
70
W
65
W
50
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
90
W
 cm 
2
10
3
3
7
5
2
1
9
 mm 
max°C
-3
-5
-9
-14
-12
-10
-10
-10
-6
-4
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
1
1
-4
min°C
-3
-6
-15
-16
-13
-11
-11
-11
-9
-5
-3
-2
-3
-1
-1
0
-1
-10
chill°C 
-12
-17
-31
-33
-28
-25
-23
-25
-22
-13
-10
-12
-14
-11
-10
-8
-11
-25
Freezing level (m
1200
1100
350
0
200
150
400
450
400
800
1250
1750
1300
1500
1650
1950
1900
750
Cloud base (m)
450
550
400
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
550
500
800
500
900
950
1750
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:39
6:41
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17

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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 -3°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu morning). Mainly stormy winds.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, stormy 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
40 km S
84m alt.
39 minutes ago
8° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 277).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
47 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
51 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 52).
8
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 136).
0
88 km S
240m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
40 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.