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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Sat 31 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
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
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
75
WNW
70
WNW
35
W
50
WNW
65
W
55
W
45
W
35
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
40
W
55
W
60
W
65
W
80
W
1
4
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
7
max °C
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-8
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-9
-7
-6
-5
-5
-6
-9
-28
-28
-24
-27
-28
-25
-24
-22
-25
-22
-21
-16
-15
-15
-16
-18
-22
150
0
0
250
0
150
300
0
200
400
0
500
800
750
1000
1050
850
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
650
500
500
600
600
550
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-9-7-6-5-5-6-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-6-8-6-6-6-3-2-10-1-3
Sunrise
6:43
6:41
6:41
6:39
6:39
Sunset
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:04

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu 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
14 km WNW
153m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 290 to 030 degs)
(6 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
23 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
0
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
1.9 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
56 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 93).
2
88 km S
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
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.