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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Sun 01 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
60
W
55
W
40
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
35
W
30
W
45
W
50
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
75
W
80
W
90
W
90
W
90
W
70
W
40
W
4
2
1
2
1
8
1
1
6
max °C
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-5
-8
-12
-14
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-13
-13
-12
-13
-12
-10
-9
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-11
-14
-16
-17
-17
-18
-27
-26
-24
-27
-25
-22
-20
-16
-16
-17
-14
-14
-19
-26
-30
-34
-35
-33
-33
0
0
300
0
200
400
0
500
800
750
1000
1200
1000
550
100
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
500
600
500
500
550
500
450
500
500
450
450
450
450
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:41
6:41
6:39
6:39
6:37
6:37
Sunset
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:06
5:07

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the W by Thu 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.
43 minutes ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
41 km ENE
44m alt.
43 minutes ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 210).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km S
69m alt.
43 minutes ago
0° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
0
68 km N
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
0.9 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
43 minutes ago
0° C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
2
88 km S
240m alt.
43 minutes ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
2.2 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.