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Zao (volcano) Weather Forecast

Azuma Mountain Range · Japan
Issued: 8 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
heavy rain
mod. rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2150
450
550
650
550
650
450
500
500
500
500
650
2000
600
700
450
km/h
25
SW
40
SSE
10
SSE
35
WSW
95
W
105
W
80
W
80
WNW
115
WNW
110
WNW
90
WNW
70
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
65
WSW
95
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
10
2
2
—
—
—
—
8
8
 mm
13
6
—
1.1
1.3
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
6
8
4
2
-2
-6
-8
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-6
min °C
4
5
6
5
4
1
-4
-8
-8
-8
-5
-5
-5
-2
-4
-11
 chill °C
-1
-1
4
-2
-5
-9
-16
-23
-23
-22
-17
-16
-15
-10
-14
-27
Freezing level m
2800
3150
3150
3200
2750
2600
1100
900
800
750
900
1050
850
1500
1600
550
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Sunrise
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6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
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—
4:35
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:31
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4:30
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Zao (volcano) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Mild with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun 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
31 km NW
357m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
47 minutes ago
14°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 115).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 147).
0
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 70).
0
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Niigata (ci / as
119 km WSW
4m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
149 km SW
103m alt.
42 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 289).
3
152 km NNE
357m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 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.