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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
35
WSW
55
W
70
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
5
WNW
15
SW
30
SW
65
SSW
65
SW
50
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
65
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
2
1
1
2
4
4
9
0.1
8
max °C
4
-1
-9
-9
-7
-5
-2
2
1
4
2
-2
-3
-3
-9
-14
-15
min °C
1
-9
-9
-9
-9
-6
-3
-1
1
3
-1
-3
-3
-7
-12
-15
-16
-6
-22
-22
-20
-18
-9
-8
-7
-8
-5
-9
-11
-11
-19
-25
-30
-31
2550
950
400
500
0
450
1100
2050
2100
2400
2400
1200
1200
1050
550
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2750
500
500
650
500
550
650
500
1950
550
500
450
550
500
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3-5-9-9-8-6-31141-3-3-5-11-15-168-1-5-5-5-2-1257411-1-5-9-9
Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:52
6:52
Sunset
4:21
4:21
4:22
4:22
4:22
4:23

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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

Light rain (total 8mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
33 minutes ago
16° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 307).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
-
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 238).
2
68 km N
113m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
35 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
-
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 143).
0

* 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.