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Zao (volcano) Weather Forecast

Azuma Mountain Range · Japan
Issued: 8 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
450
650
500
600
450
500
500
500
550
750
800
700
800
500
500
600
500
km/h
40
SSE
15
SW
35
SW
80
WNW
100
W
75
W
75
WNW
115
WNW
110
WNW
95
WNW
70
WNW
50
W
30
WSW
45
W
95
WNW
75
NW
50
WNW
40
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
10
2
2
—
—
—
—
3
4
—
—
—
 mm
5
0.2
2
3
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
6
9
4
4
-1
-6
-8
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-7
-8
-6
-4
min °C
5
6
6
3
2
-5
-7
-8
-8
-5
-5
-5
-3
-6
-10
-9
-7
-5
 chill °C
-1
3
2
-6
-8
-17
-21
-23
-22
-18
-16
-15
-11
-16
-25
-22
-18
-14
Freezing level m
3150
3350
3300
2500
2850
1150
950
750
800
950
1050
900
1300
1300
500
500
750
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
4:35
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:30
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Zao (volcano) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
38 minutes ago
11°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 287).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 050 degs)
(7 kph at 10).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 116).
0
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
27 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 69).
6
Fukushima Arpt
104 km S
375m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: few
Niigata (ci / as
119 km WSW
4m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 080 to 190 degs)
(9 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
149 km SW
103m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
152 km NNE
357m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
4.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered

* 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.