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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
500
450
1950
750
550
450
450
650
900
850
500
500
450
450
450
600
km/h
55
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
10
W
5
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
35
WSW
30
W
20
W
10
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
30
S
45
SSW
15
SW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
1.9
1.8
2
4
9
1.2
0.8
3
0.6
0.8
0.4
0.9
0.1
max °C
14
14
14
10
11
12
13
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
19
19
min °C
13
13
11
10
11
11
12
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
18
17
 chill °C
10
10
8
9
11
10
10
12
14
14
15
14
12
13
12
14
18
16
Freezing level m
4450
4600
4750
4600
4700
5000
4900
5000
5050
5100
5050
4950
4950
5100
5350
5450
5600
5400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
141413101112131516161616151415161918191816141415161819222219181818212422
Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:05
5:05
5:07
5:07
Sunset
6:14
6:13
6:10
6:09
6:07
6:07

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

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

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

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
lightning 6km ESE of Nagai
33 km SW
251m alt.
38 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 10km W of Sagae
35 km WNW
219m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
40 km S
84m alt.
58 minutes ago
21°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 250 to 310 degs)
(6 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
11
lightning 23km ENE of Obanazawa
53 km NNE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 23km WNW of Furukawa
60 km NNE
206m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 24km SSW of Tsuruoka
78 km W
294m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
81 km SE
32m alt.
32 minutes ago
25°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 101).
5
101 km S
506m alt.
52 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
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.