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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
 km/h
30
W
40
W
45
WNW
90
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
W
30
WSW
55
W
70
W
75
WNW
70
WNW
65
W
70
WNW
80
WNW
50
NW
2
3
2
2
5
2
5
2
4
1
1
7
max °C
-13
-13
-14
-17
-17
-17
-14
-12
-11
-8
-9
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
min °C
-13
-13
-16
-17
-18
-19
-15
-13
-11
-9
-11
-14
-13
-13
-15
-14
-14
-14
-24
-25
-32
-35
-35
-36
-30
-26
-23
-18
-23
-29
-28
-27
-31
-29
-30
-28
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
500
450
500
650
450
550
1600
450
500
550
450
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-15-17-18-18-15-13-11-9-10-13-13-13-15-14-14-14-7-7-10-10-11-12-9-8-8-3-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
Sunset
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Tue 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
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 119).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
0
81 km SE
32m alt.
38 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 101).
0
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
40 minutes ago
-4° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 89).
8
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
Shower moderate snow.
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 30).
0.7 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken

* 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.