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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
65
W
110
W
120
WNW
95
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
45
WNW
60
WNW
80
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
45
WNW
15
WSW
3
2
4
2
2
10
5
2
4
1
2
1
max °C
-8
-5
-3
-4
-4
-13
-15
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-15
-15
-14
min °C
-9
-8
-4
-4
-11
-15
-16
-18
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-21
-18
-13
-14
-26
-34
-35
-35
-33
-31
-31
-32
-34
-33
-31
-28
-24
400
0
850
1050
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1900
1500
1450
450
450
450
450
450
550
450
450
450
450
450
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:48
Sunset
4:44
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:50

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 249).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
53 km S
172m alt.
37 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
0
81 km SE
32m alt.
47 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 102).
0
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 82).
3
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
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.