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Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Fri morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, extremely windy from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
50
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
45
S
40
SSE
30
SE
40
W
95
WNW
80
WNW
30
W
25
SW
30
SSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
45
WSW
80
WSW
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0.8
8
3
5
0.4
3
7
1.4
0.1
max °C
0
-1
1
3
4
5
6
7
6
3
4
8
7
7
10
9
6
3
min °C
0
-1
0
2
4
3
4
7
0
1
3
5
7
7
8
8
3
1
-8
-9
-7
-1
2
-4
-2
3
-11
-9
-4
-1
3
3
3
3
-4
-9
1950
1700
1800
2350
3300
3300
2900
3500
2800
2300
3100
3100
3100
2950
4000
3900
3550
3050
Cloud base (m)
550
650
500
450
400
500
6650
4950
3550
750
500
400
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-11344573247779952654897910778101212121296
Sunrise
4:43
4:43
4:41
4:41
4:39
4:39
Sunset
6:25
6:27
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Fri morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, extremely windy from the NW by Fri night).

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

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun morning).

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.
23 minutes ago
12° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 127).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 253 degs) was rejected.
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 96).
0
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 290 to 020 degs)
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
55 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 257).
11
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 020 degs)
(13 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
1 hour ago

* 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.