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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Mon 01 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning).

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
55
W
80
W
60
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
75
NW
90
WNW
80
WNW
50
W
70
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
 cm 
1
3
9
3
4
16
4
2
 mm 
0.2
max°C
3
2
2
0
1
-1
-4
-5
-9
-14
-12
-10
-10
-10
-6
-5
-3
0
min°C
3
1
0
0
0
-3
-4
-7
-15
-15
-12
-11
-11
-10
-9
-6
-4
-2
chill°C 
-4
-7
-7
-6
-8
-12
-13
-19
-31
-32
-27
-25
-25
-23
-22
-15
-12
-10
Freezing level (m
2300
2200
2100
1900
1950
1550
1250
1100
50
0
250
200
400
400
350
700
1100
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
1750
500
550
650
500
500
450
400
450
450
450
450
450
500
500
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
32101-2-4-6-12-15-12-11-11-10-8-6-4-19755632-1-7-8-6-5-4-5-4-111
Sunrise
6:35
6:35
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:39
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:17

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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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the W by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning).

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
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
Thunderstorm -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
25 minutes ago
21° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 252).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Kasuminome Airport
42 km E
31m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
lightning 21km NW of Sagae
49 km WNW
784m alt.
53 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
53 km S
172m alt.
52 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 77).
8
lightning 17km W of Nagai
54 km WSW
422m alt.
21 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 24km SE of Tsuruoka
59 km WNW
973m alt.
50 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 23km ENE of Murakami
62 km WSW
429m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 8km WSW of Shinjo
69 km NW
59m alt.
3 hours 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.