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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
65
WSW
80
W
85
W
85
WNW
75
W
55
WSW
80
W
85
WNW
95
WNW
80
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
35
W
45
WSW
55
W
75
W
105
W
1
10
2
1
1
1
2
4
max °C
-3
-3
-7
-8
-6
-5
-4
-9
-11
-10
-10
-8
-7
-6
-9
-11
-15
min °C
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
-5
-7
-12
-11
-11
-11
-9
-8
-7
-9
-13
-17
-16
-19
-22
-22
-21
-16
-20
-28
-26
-25
-24
-20
-17
-16
-21
-29
-35
1050
1300
800
650
400
1000
1200
200
0
250
0
250
650
450
350
200
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
500
500
500
500
750
450
500
700
600
500
700
800
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-8-8-7-5-6-11-11-11-11-9-8-7-9-12-1611-2-4-41-1-6-8-7-7-5-3-3-5-8-11
Sunrise
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:50
Sunset
4:40
4:42
4:43
4:44
4:45
4:46

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the W 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
14 km WNW
153m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 170).
2.8 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
29 minutes ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
40 km
lightning 10km SSW of Yonezawa
48 km SSW
600m alt.
6 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
53 km S
172m alt.
33 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
2
lightning 30km SW of Nagai
64 km SW
472m alt.
47 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
4.6 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.