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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
35
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
65
W
115
W
120
WNW
95
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
NW
4
2
1
1
2
2
10
3
2
4
1
2
2
3
5
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-4
-13
-15
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
-15
min °C
-8
-5
-4
-11
-15
-16
-18
-17
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-16
-18
-14
-14
-26
-34
-35
-36
-33
-31
-32
-34
-33
-33
-31
-29
-25
-24
-23
-30
0
800
1100
800
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1850
900
750
450
450
450
450
450
550
450
450
550
450
450
550
600
550
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:48
Sunset
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:50
4:51

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri 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
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 290).
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
0
101 km S
506m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 335).
2
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
149 km SW
103m alt.
46 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 321).
3
158 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
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.