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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
40
WNW
80
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
70
WSW
100
WSW
60
WNW
85
WNW
105
WNW
100
WNW
70
W
85
WSW
105
W
95
W
5
3
3
1
9
5
7
19
5
2
7
2
11
11
max °C
-11
-15
-13
-10
-8
-5
-3
0
0
-10
-14
-15
-16
-12
-6
-6
-7
-12
min °C
-14
-16
-16
-11
-9
-7
-4
-2
-8
-11
-15
-18
-17
-14
-10
-6
-9
-13
-29
-33
-33
-25
-21
-18
-13
-10
-22
-25
-29
-37
-36
-31
-23
-19
-24
-29
300
0
0
150
450
0
1000
1550
1000
500
0
0
0
0
200
850
800
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
500
650
5750
2200
400
450
450
450
450
450
500
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-16-15-11-9-6-4-1-4-11-15-17-17-13-8-6-8-13-6-9-9-6-5-4130-5-8-10-10-8-4-1-2-7
Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
Sunset
4:34
4:35
4:36
4:37
4:37
4:38

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 108).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
54 minutes ago
2° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km S
69m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
6
68 km N
113m alt.
54 minutes ago
0° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
1.6 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
54 minutes ago
2° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
44 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 124).
5

* 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.