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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Mon 19 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
65
W
115
W
120
WNW
95
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
45
WNW
65
WNW
80
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
55
WNW
20
SW
40
W
35
WNW
55
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
85
WNW
3
2
1
2
9
3
2
4
2
2
6
1
3
1
1
2
max °C
-4
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
-15
-15
min °C
-11
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-16
-15
-15
-26
-34
-35
-35
-34
-33
-34
-34
-34
-33
-32
-29
-24
-26
-26
-28
-33
-32
-32
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
550
450
450
600
450
450
500
450
500
450
450
450
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:48
Sunset
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:50
4:51
4:52

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
4 hours ago
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
6
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 122).
8
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
13
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 330 degs)
(13 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
2
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 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.
3 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Shower light rain shower.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
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.