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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Tue 13 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
70
WSW
95
WSW
95
W
100
W
95
WNW
85
WNW
55
W
60
WSW
105
W
75
WNW
85
WNW
90
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
55
WNW
35
W
30
W
40
WSW
9
13
2
1
5
7
3
1
1
max °C
-3
-6
-12
-15
-13
-8
-6
-3
-4
-9
-11
-12
-10
-9
-8
-5
-3
1
min °C
-6
-10
-15
-15
-15
-13
-7
-4
-8
-10
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-6
-4
-1
-18
-25
-32
-32
-32
-28
-18
-14
-21
-24
-27
-28
-25
-24
-22
-15
-12
-8
850
850
0
0
0
0
450
1200
1050
550
350
0
300
450
0
400
1050
1750
Cloud base (m)
500
700
450
450
450
450
500
500
450
500
450
450
500
500
500
500
900
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
Sunset
4:38
4:39
4:40
4:42
4:43
4:44

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W 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
14 km WNW
153m alt.
41 minutes ago
7° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 173).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
41 minutes ago
11° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 240 degs)
(20 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Kasuminome Airport
42 km E
31m alt.
31 minutes ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km S
69m alt.
41 minutes ago
9° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
22 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 190).
18
68 km N
113m alt.
41 minutes ago
5° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
41 minutes ago
10° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
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.