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Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Mon 26 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
WNW
60
WNW
40
W
25
WSW
50
W
90
W
70
WNW
70
WNW
65
W
60
WNW
60
W
35
NNW
30
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
5
6
2
1
4
3
3
5
1
2
3
1
max °C
-13
-11
-10
-8
-9
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-15
-14
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-15
-12
-11
-8
-11
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-15
-15
-13
-11
-12
-30
-25
-23
-16
-23
-30
-27
-28
-28
-28
-27
-25
-25
-30
-30
-26
-23
-24
0
0
0
300
550
0
0
150
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
400
0
Cloud base (m)
500
650
500
550
1500
450
500
500
450
450
450
450
500
550
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
6:45
6:43
Sunset
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:58
4:59

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

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
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 288).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Kasuminome Airport
42 km E
31m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
53 km S
172m alt.
53 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
6
81 km SE
32m alt.
52 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 128).
2
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 280).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 350 degs)
(20 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Shower light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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.