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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Tue 27 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
55
W
90
W
75
WNW
75
W
85
WNW
55
W
80
W
75
WNW
75
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
80
WNW
45
W
35
W
30
WNW
5
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
4
2
2
4
2
1
6
max °C
-8
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
min °C
-11
-13
-13
-14
-15
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-17
-14
-13
-13
-12
-11
-13
-24
-29
-28
-30
-32
-28
-31
-32
-32
-33
-34
-30
-29
-28
-24
-21
-23
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
150
350
0
Cloud base (m)
800
450
500
550
450
500
450
550
450
600
450
450
500
450
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:46
6:45
6:45
6:43
6:43
Sunset
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:58
4:59
5:00

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW 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
14 km WNW
153m alt.
54 minutes ago
0° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
53 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 302).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
54 minutes ago
3° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
44 km S
69m alt.
54 minutes ago
3° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 190).
10
68 km N
113m alt.
54 minutes ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
2.1 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
54 minutes ago
2° C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
45 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
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.