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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2600
2650
3900
2000
1850
950
750
500
500
700
450
9200
1700
5450
8650
1900
km/h
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
20
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
8
8
2
0.8
0.6
3
6
0.2
0.4
0.2
1.2
4
0.1
0.2
1.5
3
max °C
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
min °C
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
 chill °C
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
17
16
Freezing level m
4850
4750
4650
4700
4600
4600
4650
4600
4750
4850
5000
5000
4850
4900
4850
5000
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
16161515151415141515161616171718172120212019192018192019222120232321
Sunrise
4:56
4:58
4:58
5:00
5:01
Sunset
6:24
6:23
6:22
6:21
6:20
6:17

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW 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
lightning 18km NW of Okawara
13 km E
283m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 283).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
50 minutes ago
28° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
53 km S
172m alt.
42 minutes ago
26° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
0
lightning 15km ENE of Nihommatsu
64 km SSE
587m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 8km NW of Motomiya
66 km S
638m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
81 km SE
32m alt.
42 minutes ago
25° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 94).
0
lightning 7km SSW of Funehiki
87 km S
614m alt.
31 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.