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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Sat 27 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
60
W
40
WNW
60
WNW
35
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
65
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
65
WNW
55
WNW
40
W
60
WNW
90
W
100
WNW
5
2
3
2
9
12
4
6
5
4
6
max °C
-11
-10
-8
-7
-4
-3
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-8
-13
-14
-16
-16
-13
min °C
-12
-11
-9
-7
-6
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-12
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
-25
-22
-21
-16
-13
-10
-10
-15
-13
-12
-17
-25
-27
-30
-31
-33
-36
300
0
400
650
0
1300
1450
1150
1050
1200
1000
600
100
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
550
500
650
550
5200
2050
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-9-7-5-3-3-3-4-4-5-10-14-15-16-16-15-6-6-4-4-2221110-4-8-9-9-10-9
Sunrise
6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:54
Sunset
4:23
4:24
4:25
4:25
4:27
4:28

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the W by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW 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 5 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 S
(7 kph at 190).
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
57 minutes ago
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 284).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
13
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
3

* 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.