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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Sun 25 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
85
WNW
85
WNW
80
NW
60
WNW
60
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
40
W
55
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
65
WNW
75
WNW
55
WNW
45
NW
60
WNW
1
2
5
2
9
1
1
2
1
2
3
6
2
max °C
-17
-16
-16
-13
-11
-9
-8
-8
-11
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-17
-17
-19
-15
-12
-11
-9
-9
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-14
-15
-15
-34
-34
-37
-30
-25
-23
-17
-18
-30
-30
-28
-29
-28
-30
-31
-28
-29
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
600
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
600
500
1850
1550
450
450
500
450
450
550
550
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-18-14-12-10-9-9-13-14-13-14-14-14-15-14-15-15-11-11-12-9-7-7-3-4-7-8-8-9-7-7-9-8-8-9
Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
6:45
Sunset
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:58

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the W by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri 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
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
19
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 340 to 040 degs)
(19 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 266 degs) was rejected.
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
11
81 km SE
32m alt.
37 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 324).
3
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 310).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
10
Light winds from the NNW
(10 kph at 342).
34
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 250 to 350 degs)
(19 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Shower light snow.
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 290).
0.7 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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.