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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
85
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
45
W
35
SW
45
WSW
70
WSW
105
WSW
65
WNW
90
WNW
105
WNW
105
WNW
80
W
70
WSW
95
WSW
85
W
80
W
100
WNW
95
WNW
4
1
1
12
6
12
20
5
1
11
15
6
3
4
max °C
-13
-10
-9
-5
-3
0
-3
-10
-14
-16
-16
-12
-6
-5
-6
-11
-15
-16
-12
min °C
-16
-11
-9
-8
-4
-1
-8
-11
-14
-17
-17
-14
-10
-5
-9
-15
-15
-16
-15
-33
-25
-21
-18
-12
-9
-22
-25
-28
-35
-36
-31
-24
-16
-24
-32
-31
-34
-32
0
150
450
0
1100
1600
850
400
0
0
0
0
0
950
800
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
550
750
500
400
400
450
450
450
450
450
550
450
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-11-9-7-4-1-6-11-14-17-17-13-8-5-8-13-15-16-14-9-6-5-413-2-5-8-10-10-8-50-2-7-9-9-8
Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:52
Sunset
4:35
4:36
4:37
4:37
4:38
4:39

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
40 km S
84m alt.
54 minutes ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 281).
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
81 km SE
32m alt.
53 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 94).
2
101 km S
506m alt.
59 minutes ago
-3° C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 317).
39
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 340 degs)
(28 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
149 km SW
103m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
158 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 308).
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.