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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Mon 19 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
WSW
60
WSW
70
W
115
W
120
WNW
95
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
45
W
60
WNW
80
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
50
WNW
25
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
3
2
2
1
2
6
4
2
3
1
2
3
5
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-13
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-13
-14
min °C
-4
-4
-11
-14
-16
-17
-17
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-16
-13
-14
-26
-32
-35
-34
-33
-31
-31
-34
-34
-33
-33
-30
-25
-21
-18
-30
800
1150
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
700
550
450
450
450
450
450
600
450
450
500
450
450
500
450
450
600
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-8-14-16-17-17-16-17-18-17-17-17-16-15-14-14-15-11-4-10-11-11-10-10-10-11-11-11-10-9-9-8-8-9
Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:48
Sunset
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:50
4:51

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
31 km NW
357m alt.
11 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
11 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
11 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
53 km S
172m alt.
10 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
5
81 km SE
32m alt.
11 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 89).
0
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
11 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 160 degs)
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
12 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 341).
0
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
11 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
11 hours ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
11 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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.