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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Wed 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, stormy winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
100
W
105
WNW
90
WNW
70
W
60
WSW
95
W
70
WNW
90
WNW
80
WNW
65
W
60
W
80
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
25
W
50
WSW
60
WSW
80
W
2
3
10
4
1
1
4
max °C
-15
-14
-8
-5
-3
-4
-9
-10
-9
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-3
-2
-3
-5
min °C
-15
-15
-12
-7
-4
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-7
-8
-8
-6
-6
-2
-3
-12
-32
-33
-28
-19
-14
-21
-22
-24
-24
-22
-18
-21
-19
-15
-14
-11
-13
-28
0
0
150
650
1200
1100
600
450
200
500
800
250
300
650
0
1400
1250
500
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
450
500
500
450
500
500
550
600
2100
1600
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-10-6-4-6-9-10-10-8-7-8-8-6-5-2-3-9-10-9-5-11-1-3-5-5-3-2-5-4-3-222-5
Sunrise
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:50
Sunset
4:39
4:40
4:42
4:43
4:44
4:45

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, stormy winds from the W by Mon night).

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.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
3.5 km
40 km S
84m alt.
24 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 282).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
40 km
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
44 minutes ago
1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
10
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 310).
0.6 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
clear
Clear skies.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 96).
2
88 km S
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Intermittent moderate snow.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
0.9 km
98 km NW
4m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 310).
27 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.