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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Thu 01 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
75
W
40
W
25
W
40
WNW
55
WNW
75
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
70
W
60
W
40
W
70
WNW
100
WNW
70
WNW
55
W
50
W
20
SSW
25
WSW
60
W
4
2
2
2
1
2
5
8
1
9
max °C
-13
-13
-12
-13
-12
-11
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-11
-12
-10
-6
-4
-5
-5
-7
min °C
-14
-13
-12
-13
-12
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-14
-14
-11
-8
-6
-5
-5
-12
-30
-25
-21
-24
-25
-25
-26
-23
-22
-21
-19
-30
-31
-25
-20
-17
-11
-12
-27
0
0
250
0
0
350
200
500
500
0
500
250
0
200
600
0
900
1000
550
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
450
450
450
450
500
500
600
550
500
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
Sunset
4:29
4:30
4:30
4:31
4:31
4:32

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
3.6 km
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 283).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
4 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
68 km N
113m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
3.0 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 64).
2
88 km S
240m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
40 km

* 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.