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Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Mon 26 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
WNW
60
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
50
W
90
W
75
WNW
70
WNW
65
W
75
WNW
70
W
20
NNW
25
W
65
WNW
50
NNW
50
NW
45
WNW
60
W
1
5
5
2
1
3
2
2
9
2
1
1
1
max °C
-13
-11
-10
-8
-9
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-13
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
min °C
-15
-12
-11
-8
-11
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-29
-25
-23
-17
-23
-30
-28
-28
-29
-30
-28
-26
-28
-30
-28
-26
-24
-25
0
0
0
300
550
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
Cloud base (m)
500
600
450
550
1550
450
500
500
450
450
500
1400
750
700
500
500
600
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-11-8-10-13-13-13-14-14-13-14-14-15-14-13-12-12-9-7-7-4-4-8-8-8-9-8-7-8-8-9-9-7-7-7
Sunrise
6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
6:45
6:43
Sunset
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:58
4:59

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

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
-3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 131).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
2
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
0
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
19
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 290 to 350 degs)
(19 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
101 km S
506m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 283).
13
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
Niigata Airport
119 km WSW
445m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
North Miyagi (buoy)
148 km ENE
3m alt.
1 hour 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.