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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, 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 -15°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
90
WNW
85
WNW
55
WNW
40
W
25
WSW
40
WSW
70
W
120
W
115
WNW
90
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
75
WNW
40
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
4
1
1
4
2
3
9
2
3
1
4
4
2
max °C
-10
-9
-8
-6
-4
-4
-4
-13
-16
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-15
-15
-14
min °C
-11
-9
-9
-8
-5
-5
-11
-15
-17
-18
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-26
-23
-21
-19
-13
-14
-26
-34
-36
-36
-34
-31
-32
-33
-32
-33
-29
-26
-26
0
0
400
0
700
950
650
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
750
750
1600
1700
450
450
450
450
450
500
450
450
500
450
500
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-9-7-5-5-8-14-17-18-17-16-17-17-17-17-16-15-15-7-6-6-4-10-4-11-11-11-10-9-11-11-10-11-10-9-9
Sunrise
6:52
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, 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 -15°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri 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
14 km WNW
153m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
40 km
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 331).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
40 km
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
clear
Clear skies.
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 310).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
14
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
30 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 310).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 62).
3
88 km S
240m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
40 km
98 km NW
4m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
40 km

* 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.