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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
75
W
80
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
60
W
50
WNW
45
W
50
WSW
50
W
70
WSW
55
WNW
75
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
35
W
 cm 
5
5
1
2
24
5
5
5
 mm 
max°C
-3
-7
-9
-9
-7
-8
-7
-4
-3
-3
-3
-16
-15
-12
-11
-9
-7
min°C
-6
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-6
-3
-3
-15
-16
-16
-15
-11
-10
-9
chill°C 
-19
-21
-21
-19
-19
-19
-18
-16
-12
-13
-31
-32
-32
-31
-25
-23
-20
Freezing level (m
1250
500
500
750
450
650
800
800
1250
1350
750
0
0
0
0
400
0
Cloud base (m)
600
500
500
550
600
500
700
900
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-8-9-9-8-8-8-5-3-3-9-16-16-14-11-10-81-4-4-3-3-2-2-123-4-9-9-8-6-5-6
Sunrise
6:41
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:45
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun morning).

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.
44 minutes ago
6° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
9
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 260 to 040 degs)
(9 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 129).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
44 minutes ago
9° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km S
69m alt.
44 minutes ago
8° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
57 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 323).
8
68 km N
113m alt.
44 minutes ago
5° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
5.0 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
44 minutes ago
7° C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 300).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
39 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 126).
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.