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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1900
5250
550
600
450
600
1600
500
450
350
450
500
500
450
450
450
450
km/h
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
40
NNW
60
NW
60
SSE
50
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
5
0.9
0.1
2
4
0.7
2
0.3
4
19
12
2
2
1.1
1.8
3
2
max °C
18
18
16
17
16
14
14
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
15
15
min °C
18
17
16
16
14
14
13
12
12
13
11
13
13
14
14
14
14
 chill °C
18
17
16
16
13
13
13
11
9
9
6
10
10
11
11
12
12
Freezing level m
4900
4850
4650
4700
4550
4550
4400
4100
4450
4750
4300
4350
4500
4550
4600
4750
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
18181617151414131213121314141415152422212119191817161716181818191918
Sunrise
4:47
4:48
4:48
4:48
4:50
Sunset
6:39
6:38
6:37
6:37
6:36
6:34

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).

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

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly 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
thunderstorm affecting Okawara
28 km ESE
14m alt.
29 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 326).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 140 degs)
(7 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
lightning 5km NNW of Rifu
50 km ENE
50m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 249).
0
lightning 10km NNE of Tomiya
56 km NE
26m alt.
59 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 10km NNW of Matsushima
60 km ENE
1m alt.
59 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 5km ENE of Furukawa
68 km NE
14m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 4km NE of Kogota
73 km NE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.