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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
125
W
120
WNW
90
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
65
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
50
W
15
WNW
35
W
25
W
35
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
2
3
2
2
6
3
2
4
2
2
6
2
2
1
1
2
1
max °C
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-16
-16
-14
min °C
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-14
-14
-14
-14
-16
-16
-16
-16
-34
-34
-34
-34
-31
-34
-34
-34
-33
-32
-27
-22
-26
-24
-33
-33
-33
-32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
550
450
450
600
450
500
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-17-17-17-18-18-17-17-16-14-14-14-14-15-16-16-15-11-11-11-10-10-11-11-11-11-9-8-9-8-8-10-10-10-11
Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:48
Sunset
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:50
4:51
4:52

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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.
40 minutes ago
3° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 283).
53 km S
172m alt.
42 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 49).
2
101 km S
506m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 281).
29
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Light rain .
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 330).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
149 km SW
103m alt.
42 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 338).
2
158 km S
8m alt.
54 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 272).
3

* 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.