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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
70
WNW
40
W
40
W
75
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
60
W
60
W
80
W
85
W
85
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
50
WSW
85
WNW
100
WNW
1
2
3
max °C
-9
-8
-7
-4
-3
0
1
-1
0
-1
-11
-11
-8
-7
-5
-4
-6
-9
-12
min °C
-10
-9
-8
-7
-4
-1
-1
-1
0
-10
-12
-12
-10
-7
-6
-5
-7
-11
-12
-24
-20
-18
-19
-13
-7
-10
-10
-9
-24
-27
-27
-21
-14
-14
-12
-19
-26
-28
0
450
850
850
1050
1450
2000
1400
1700
1250
300
300
0
300
900
950
850
550
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
700
500
650
650
4950
850
550
500
650
500
500
850
1700
650
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-8-6-4-10-10-6-12-12-9-7-6-5-7-10-12-6-4-2-213344-1-6-7-6-3-2-1-1-5-9
Sunrise
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
Sunset
5:13
5:14
5:15
5:16
5:17
5:19

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 322).
53 km S
172m alt.
47 minutes ago
Dry
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 94).
0
101 km S
506m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
10
Light winds from the WNW
(10 kph at 297).
19
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
149 km SW
103m alt.
38 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
158 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 249).
0

* 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.