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Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Wed 10 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
50
W
35
W
45
WSW
65
WSW
65
WNW
80
WNW
85
WNW
90
WNW
60
WNW
25
W
40
SSW
20
S
50
W
120
WNW
100
WNW
90
WNW
70
WNW
 cm 
1
12
4
4
2
1
4
2
3
2
 mm 
max°C
-7
-4
-1
-1
-3
-15
-15
-10
-9
-8
-3
-3
-2
-6
-9
-11
-8
min°C
-8
-7
-2
-1
-15
-16
-15
-13
-10
-9
-7
-3
-4
-9
-10
-11
-10
chill°C 
-19
-17
-11
-10
-32
-33
-32
-28
-23
-18
-16
-9
-15
-24
-25
-26
-24
Freezing level (m
650
0
1450
1700
400
0
0
0
350
550
250
750
1350
750
450
350
350
Cloud base (m)
500
500
5350
450
500
500
500
500
600
800
500
400
450
450
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-2-1-9-16-15-12-10-9-5-3-3-8-10-11-9-3-244-4-9-9-7-5-5-2-11-3-4-5-5
Sunrise
6:43
6:43
6:45
6:46
6:47
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:19

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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
2° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 240).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
45 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 138).
0
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
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.