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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
SSE
70
W
130
W
75
WNW
95
WNW
65
WNW
50
W
75
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
65
W
50
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
35
W
40
WSW
 cm 
5
7
7
1
1
6
3
 mm 
max°C
0
-1
-6
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-5
-2
0
2
4
min°C
-1
-5
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
-5
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-4
-1
1
2
chill°C 
-7
-18
-22
-22
-23
-21
-18
-17
-18
-18
-18
-22
-19
-16
-12
-7
-6
-6
Freezing level (m
1500
1400
900
600
550
350
700
1050
700
600
650
0
450
650
0
1500
2050
2650
Cloud base (m)
400
400
400
500
450
500
500
500
450
500
500
500
500
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-7-9-9-8-7-5-7-7-8-9-8-6-3-12321-2-3-4-4-10-2-3-3-5-4-3-2344
Sunrise
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:48
6:48
6:48
Sunset
4:17
4:19
4:19
4:19
4:20
4:20

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
26 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light rain
Freezing light rain freezing.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
41 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 197).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
29 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
2.8 km
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 322).
3
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 130).
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.