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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
85
WNW
55
WNW
45
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
70
W
125
W
120
WNW
90
WNW
70
WNW
60
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
80
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
60
WNW
35
WNW
5
1
2
4
2
2
7
5
1
3
2
5
max °C
-9
-8
-5
-4
-4
-4
-13
-15
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-16
-15
-14
min °C
-9
-9
-8
-4
-4
-12
-15
-16
-18
-17
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-15
-15
-23
-21
-19
-12
-13
-28
-34
-34
-36
-33
-31
-31
-33
-34
-33
-33
-30
-26
0
400
0
800
1100
650
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
750
1950
2000
1600
450
450
450
450
450
500
450
450
500
450
450
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-7-4-4-8-14-16-18-17-16-17-18-17-17-17-15-15-6-6-4-11-4-11-11-11-10-9-11-11-11-11-10-9-9
Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:48
Sunset
4:44
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:50

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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 Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW 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.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 113).
53 km S
172m alt.
43 minutes ago
1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 190).
18
81 km SE
32m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
2
101 km S
506m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
8
Light winds from the WNW
(8 kph at 284).
34
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 340 degs)
(22 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: broken
lightning 5km S of Yokote
123 km N
110m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
149 km SW
103m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.