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Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Mon 12 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Thu night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
100
WNW
100
WNW
75
W
70
WSW
100
WSW
95
W
90
W
95
WNW
90
W
55
W
65
W
80
W
80
WNW
85
WNW
80
WNW
60
WNW
65
W
65
WNW
3
1
7
13
2
2
4
7
2
1
1
max °C
-13
-10
-7
-5
-6
-10
-15
-14
-9
-6
-3
-3
-8
-11
-9
-8
-6
-6
min °C
-15
-11
-9
-6
-8
-15
-15
-15
-13
-8
-5
-7
-9
-11
-11
-9
-7
-7
-32
-26
-22
-18
-22
-31
-32
-32
-28
-20
-16
-20
-23
-26
-26
-21
-19
-18
0
150
300
850
900
0
0
0
0
400
1000
1150
700
350
0
400
700
600
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
550
450
450
450
450
450
450
600
450
450
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-11-8-6-7-13-15-15-11-7-4-5-9-11-10-9-7-7-9-7-40-2-7-9-9-7-30-1-3-6-6-4-2-2
Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
Sunset
4:37
4:38
4:39
4:40
4:42
4:43

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Thu night).

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.
42 minutes ago
-3° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 283).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
0
81 km SE
32m alt.
36 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 63).
0
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 280).
0.6 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
33 minutes ago
-4° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 271).
13
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Mist -.
17
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 350 degs)
(17 kph at 310).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
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.