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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Fri 16 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Tue afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
 km/h
80
WNW
85
WNW
70
W
80
WSW
80
W
95
WNW
95
WNW
70
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
25
WSW
50
WSW
85
W
100
W
105
W
85
WNW
80
WNW
70
WNW
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
max °C
-7
-8
-4
-4
-6
-11
-11
-10
-9
-7
-6
-4
-9
-13
-15
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-4
-8
-12
-11
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
-10
-14
-18
-18
-17
-18
-22
-22
-21
-16
-21
-28
-26
-23
-21
-18
-15
-20
-25
-32
-36
-36
-34
-35
800
700
450
1150
850
0
0
300
0
300
750
700
400
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
700
600
500
2050
650
450
450
450
450
550
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-6-4-7-12-11-10-10-8-7-6-10-14-17-18-17-18-2-3-21-2-7-8-7-7-3-2-2-6-10-11-11-11-11
Sunrise
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:50
Sunset
4:42
4:43
4:44
4:45
4:46
4:47

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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 -4°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Tue afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
5° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
40 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
9
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 310 degs)
(9 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 277).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
light rain
Rain and snow or hail.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
40 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Kasuminome Airport
42 km E
31m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
39 km
53 km S
172m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
lightning 30km WSW of Nagai
66 km SW
463m alt.
43 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 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.