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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 pm Tue 13 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Mon morning).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
105
WSW
85
W
100
W
105
WNW
85
WNW
65
W
55
WSW
100
W
70
WNW
80
WNW
85
WNW
70
WNW
60
W
70
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
8
12
2
4
13
3
1
max °C
-6
-12
-15
-13
-7
-5
-2
-3
-9
-11
-10
-8
-7
-7
-5
-4
1
min °C
-10
-15
-15
-15
-12
-6
-4
-8
-10
-11
-11
-9
-8
-7
-6
-4
-3
-24
-32
-32
-33
-27
-17
-14
-21
-24
-26
-26
-22
-20
-19
-16
-12
-10
900
0
0
0
0
650
1150
1100
550
400
200
450
700
350
400
1000
1600
Cloud base (m)
700
450
450
450
450
450
500
500
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
500
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
Sunset
4:38
4:39
4:40
4:42
4:43
4:44

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Mon 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
33 km
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
rain showers
Shower moderate rain shower.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
lightning 16km ESE of Yonezawa
40 km S
872m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 19km WNW of Fukushima
40 km S
500m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 282).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
32 km
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Kasuminome Airport
42 km E
31m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
48 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.

* 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.