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Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
500
450
500
650
500
900
450
650
600
1450
1750
700
450
550
500
500
km/h
50
WNW
45
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
3
0.9
4
0.6
0.5
1
1.1
0.3
0.7
0.7
3
0.9
0.2
0.2
max °C
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
min °C
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
 chill °C
11
11
12
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
Freezing level m
5050
4650
4650
4650
4700
4800
4900
5050
5200
5350
5450
5300
5400
5500
5550
5550
5550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:37
4:39
4:39
4:41
4:41
Sunset
6:51
6:50
6:49
6:47
6:46
6:45

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 293).
13
81 km SE
32m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 101).
2
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
52 minutes ago
25° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 297).
16
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
lightning 56km SE of Ofunato
143 km ENE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.