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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Sat 31 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
75
WNW
80
WNW
70
WNW
30
WSW
45
WNW
80
WNW
55
W
45
W
25
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
35
W
45
W
55
W
60
W
65
W
2
1
4
3
4
3
1
1
1
max °C
-14
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-8
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-16
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-32
-28
-28
-23
-27
-29
-25
-24
-22
-25
-23
-22
-16
-15
-14
-17
-17
-17
0
150
0
0
250
0
0
350
0
0
400
0
450
800
700
800
900
750
Cloud base (m)
450
500
450
450
450
450
500
500
550
500
550
500
500
500
550
500
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-13-13-13-14-12-12-12-12-10-9-7-6-5-6-6-6-9-8-8-6-7-8-7-6-7-6-6-6-3-2-1-1-1-2
Sunrise
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:41
6:39
6:39
Sunset
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:04

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed 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
14 km WNW
153m alt.
41 minutes ago
0° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
7
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 310 degs)
(7 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
30 minutes ago
5° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 308).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
41 minutes ago
4° C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 290 to 040 degs)
(19 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
41 minutes ago
4° C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 190).
24
68 km N
113m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
2.7 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
41 minutes ago
2° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
24 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 78).
3

* 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.