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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Thu 01 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
60
W
75
W
70
W
35
W
15
W
35
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
85
WNW
90
WNW
85
W
55
W
75
W
105
W
100
WNW
75
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
3
2
4
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
13
3
2
1
max °C
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-9
-10
-10
-7
-7
-13
-11
-10
-8
-5
min °C
-15
-14
-14
-13
-12
-13
-12
-11
-12
-10
-11
-10
-10
-14
-15
-10
-9
-7
-30
-29
-30
-24
-19
-24
-25
-25
-27
-24
-25
-24
-24
-31
-32
-24
-18
-16
0
0
0
0
250
0
100
350
100
450
400
0
650
50
0
350
500
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
450
400
450
450
450
550
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-14-14-13-12-13-12-11-11-10-11-9-9-14-13-10-9-6-8-8-8-7-7-8-6-5-5-4-5-5-3-8-8-5-4-3
Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
Sunset
4:28
4:29
4:30
4:30
4:31
4:31

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
14 km WNW
153m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 30).
3.3 km
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
40 km
44 km S
69m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
68 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
0.6 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
40 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
88 km S
240m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
40 km
98 km NW
4m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
0.9 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.