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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Sun 25 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun 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 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
80
WNW
60
NW
55
WNW
40
W
25
WSW
50
W
65
WNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
85
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
60
WNW
40
NW
55
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
6
2
5
1
1
3
2
15
5
1
8
2
1
max °C
-16
-14
-12
-10
-8
-9
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-13
-12
-11
min °C
-19
-15
-13
-11
-9
-10
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-14
-13
-12
-11
-37
-29
-26
-23
-18
-21
-30
-29
-28
-28
-29
-30
-24
-26
-30
-28
-26
-24
-22
0
0
0
0
250
600
0
0
150
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
Cloud base (m)
450
500
650
500
500
1750
450
500
550
450
450
600
450
500
500
450
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-15-13-11-9-10-13-14-13-14-14-14-14-14-15-14-13-12-11-12-9-7-7-4-4-8-8-8-9-8-7-8-7-9-9-7-7-8
Sunrise
6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
6:45
6:43
Sunset
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:58
4:59

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun 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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

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
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 277).
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 107).
2
101 km S
506m alt.
50 minutes ago
-6° C
-
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 257).
31
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 340 degs)
(24 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Mist -.
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
1.9 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
149 km SW
103m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 327).
11
158 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 239).
6

* 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.