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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Wed 28 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
75
W
70
WNW
70
W
75
WNW
65
WNW
75
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
45
W
45
W
50
W
50
WNW
45
W
25
WNW
1
1
2
2
1
2
4
2
4
3
4
5
2
2
4
max °C
-13
-14
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-14
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-14
-14
-13
-12
-14
-13
-12
-12
-29
-29
-30
-32
-32
-32
-33
-34
-32
-30
-29
-26
-24
-28
-26
-24
-20
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
400
0
Cloud base (m)
600
500
500
600
450
450
600
450
450
600
450
500
450
450
450
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-15-16-16-16-16-17-15-14-14-13-12-14-13-12-12-8-9-9-10-10-9-10-11-9-8-8-7-6-8-7-6-7
Sunrise
6:45
6:45
6:43
6:43
6:41
Sunset
4:54
4:57
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon 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
14 km WNW
153m alt.
48 minutes ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
40 km
Yamagata Airport
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
40 km S
84m alt.
38 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
40 km
Sendai(47590-0)
41 km ENE
44m alt.
48 minutes ago
1° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km S
69m alt.
48 minutes ago
0° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
48 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
5
68 km N
113m alt.
48 minutes ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
40 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 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.