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Zao (volcano) Weather Forecast

Azuma Mountain Range · Japan
Issued: 2 pm Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
900
850
900
950
600
450
450
750
550
600
450
500
500
500
550
650
1700
km/h
50
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
10
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
5
SSE
35
WSW
95
W
95
W
80
W
95
WNW
115
WNW
110
WNW
80
WNW
55
W
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
7
2
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
7
11
0.3
1.7
0.5
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
1
3
4
6
7
7
4
3
-2
-7
-8
-5
-4
-4
-3
min °C
-2
-2
0
1
3
5
6
5
4
1
-7
-8
-8
-7
-5
-4
-4
 chill °C
-11
-11
-6
-2
-3
0
5
-3
-5
-9
-20
-23
-23
-21
-17
-14
-13
Freezing level m
1450
1450
1850
2250
2650
3000
3250
3150
3100
2950
1100
750
750
800
950
1100
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
6:05
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
4:37
—
—
4:36
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:31
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Zao (volcano) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Fri morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon 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
Yamagata Airport
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
40 km S
84m alt.
56 minutes ago
13°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 274).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
53 km S
172m alt.
39 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 67).
3
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 330 degs)
(11 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
101 km S
506m alt.
29 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 124).
2
SHIP3425
101 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
17.7 km
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Niigata (ci / as
119 km WSW
4m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs)
(11 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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.