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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Fri 09 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Mon morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
75
WNW
60
WNW
45
WSW
25
SW
55
WSW
75
WSW
100
WSW
75
W
85
WNW
110
WNW
85
W
75
WSW
80
WSW
110
WSW
90
W
90
WNW
100
W
100
WNW
1
11
6
14
16
2
1
1
8
9
2
2
3
max °C
-11
-9
-5
-2
0
-3
-10
-13
-15
-14
-10
-4
-3
-7
-13
-16
-15
-11
min °C
-11
-10
-8
-4
-1
-8
-12
-15
-17
-16
-11
-9
-6
-11
-16
-16
-15
-15
-25
-22
-18
-11
-10
-21
-27
-32
-34
-34
-26
-22
-19
-28
-33
-33
-32
-32
150
400
0
1000
1700
900
450
150
0
0
150
0
1450
700
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
600
700
450
400
400
450
450
450
450
2000
500
450
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-7-3-1-6-11-14-16-15-11-7-5-9-15-16-15-13-7-6-414-1-5-7-10-9-7-31-4-9-10-9-8
Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:52
Sunset
4:35
4:36
4:37
4:37
4:38
4:39

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Mon morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 285).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 240 degs)
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
6
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
51 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 353).
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.