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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Fri 30 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
75
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
30
W
50
W
60
W
50
W
35
W
45
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
50
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
W
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
4
5
2
1
1
1
max °C
-14
-16
-16
-14
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-8
-7
-6
-4
min °C
-15
-16
-17
-16
-13
-13
-12
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-7
-6
-6
-31
-32
-34
-32
-28
-28
-22
-27
-28
-26
-23
-22
-25
-25
-21
-16
-16
-15
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
250
0
0
300
0
0
400
0
550
750
750
Cloud base (m)
450
550
450
500
500
450
450
450
450
500
450
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:41
6:39
Sunset
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:02

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Tue 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
14 km WNW
153m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
3.7 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
59 minutes ago
4° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 96).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 220 to 360 degs)
(19 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Kasuminome Airport
42 km E
31m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
51 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 190).
16
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 300).
40 km

* 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.