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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
55
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
40
W
25
WSW
60
W
75
W
80
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
30
NNW
25
NW
75
WNW
3
1
2
7
1
6
2
1
2
2
13
1
6
max °C
-15
-16
-17
-16
-13
-12
-10
-8
-9
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-12
-13
-13
-14
min °C
-17
-17
-17
-19
-15
-12
-11
-8
-10
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-15
-34
-34
-34
-36
-30
-25
-23
-16
-21
-32
-30
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-23
-23
-31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
500
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
250
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
500
450
500
600
500
1500
1550
450
500
500
500
500
550
450
550
700
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-17-18-14-12-11-8-10-14-14-13-14-14-14-13-13-13-15-10-11-11-12-9-8-8-3-4-8-8-8-9-8-8-8-7-8-8
Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
6:45
Sunset
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:58

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

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
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 124).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
2
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 104).
2
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
3 hours ago
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
0.2 km
101 km S
506m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 79).
0
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Shower light snow.
9
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 170 degs)
(9 kph at 140).
1.6 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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.