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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
55
WNW
45
WNW
60
W
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
50
WSW
60
WSW
70
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
80
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
75
WNW
40
W
20
SSW
55
WSW
 cm 
4
1
10
6
5
7
1
4
 mm 
max°C
-9
-9
-7
-7
-7
-4
-3
-1
-3
-16
-16
-13
-11
-10
-8
-6
-6
-5
min°C
-9
-9
-9
-7
-7
-6
-3
-2
-14
-16
-16
-15
-12
-10
-9
-7
-6
-10
chill°C 
-21
-20
-20
-16
-17
-15
-12
-12
-30
-33
-33
-31
-28
-25
-23
-16
-13
-24
Freezing level (m
550
700
400
700
800
550
1250
1550
600
0
0
0
0
350
250
550
750
900
Cloud base (m)
500
600
500
500
500
500
650
1700
450
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
700
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-7-7-5-3-2-9-16-16-14-12-10-9-7-6-8-3-3-3-2-2-134-4-9-9-8-7-5-5-3-3-2
Sunrise
6:41
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:45
6:46
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17

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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 -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SSW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
50 minutes ago
6° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 307).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 309).
21
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 163).
0

* 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.