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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
50
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
10
W
20
W
55
WNW
55
NW
45
NW
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
WSW
30
WSW
1
1
7
max °C
-5
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-3
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-1
0
0
min °C
-8
-4
-2
-1
-1
-3
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-19
-10
-8
-6
-5
-10
-17
-17
-14
-12
-7
-8
-6
-7
-5
-8
-4
-4
-9
250
1200
1550
1700
1650
1750
1200
950
1100
900
1200
1300
1600
1500
1600
1400
1550
1700
1850
Cloud base (m)
550
6400
2650
800
600
9050
6150
1550
500
600
450
450
450
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:39
5:37
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:31
Sunset
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:55

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed 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
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 349).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 126).
0
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
2
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
3
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
rain showers
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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.