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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Sat 07 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
70
W
60
W
35
W
25
WNW
60
WNW
55
NW
100
WNW
110
WNW
80
WNW
40
W
45
W
60
WSW
60
W
40
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
3
4
2
5
2
1
1
max °C
-14
-14
-15
-17
-17
-17
-14
-11
-7
-5
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-9
-10
-9
min °C
-14
-15
-16
-17
-19
-18
-16
-12
-10
-6
-4
-5
-5
-5
-9
-10
-11
-10
-29
-30
-26
-28
-36
-35
-34
-29
-25
-15
-13
-16
-14
-14
-20
-21
-25
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
200
650
1050
1100
950
900
450
300
450
250
Cloud base (m)
500
750
550
450
500
450
450
500
500
500
6950
550
500
450
450
450
600
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:35
6:33
6:33
6:31
Sunset
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
5:10
5:12

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
40 km
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 310).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
68 km N
113m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
2.6 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 84).
0
88 km S
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
40 km
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
6.0 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.