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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Thu 11 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 -2°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
70
WNW
85
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
50
WNW
30
W
45
SSW
20
ESE
65
W
135
WNW
105
WNW
95
WNW
70
WNW
60
W
70
W
65
W
55
W
80
W
90
WNW
 cm 
17
4
2
1
5
7
2
5
2
1
1
2
19
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-4
-15
-14
-10
-9
-7
-2
-2
-2
-7
-11
-9
-7
-5
-4
-4
-6
-9
-9
min°C
-16
-15
-15
-13
-10
-8
-5
-2
-5
-9
-11
-10
-9
-6
-5
-6
-7
-10
-10
chill°C 
-32
-31
-31
-29
-22
-17
-13
-8
-19
-24
-27
-25
-23
-17
-16
-16
-18
-25
-25
Freezing level (m
400
0
0
0
350
600
500
1150
1500
850
400
450
300
700
1000
1150
750
550
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
500
600
450
400
400
400
450
500
500
500
450
450
500
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:43
6:45
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:48
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:19
4:19
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 -2°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
30 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
13
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 170 to 230 degs)
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 278).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km S
69m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
3
68 km N
113m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
27 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
35 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 164).
5

* 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.