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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 2 am Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
70
W
50
W
50
WSW
50
W
40
WNW
50
W
50
W
65
W
55
W
40
W
30
W
40
WNW
45
NW
55
WNW
75
WNW
45
WSW
45
W
15
WSW
2
3
2
5
3
5
4
3
5
1
2
2
2
1
3
4
2
max °C
-5
-6
-7
-9
-12
-14
-14
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-5
-7
-9
-10
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-9
-8
-10
-16
-17
-22
-20
-25
-27
-27
-28
-27
-25
-23
-25
-24
-26
-25
-20
-18
-15
1050
900
550
500
250
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
350
150
350
650
350
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-8-10-13-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-12-12-11-9-8-90-2-3-5-7-9-8-8-7-7-7-8-6-6-6-4-3-4
Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
Sunset
4:25
4:27
4:28
4:29
4:30
4:30

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
30 km
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 281).
41 km ENE
44m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
40 km
44 km S
69m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
40 km
53 km S
172m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 285).
8
68 km N
113m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
heavy rain
Moderate to heavy freezing rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
3.5 km
Ishinomaki Point
81 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
36 km
81 km SE
32m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
0
88 km S
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 170).
0.3 km
lightning 18km W of Tsuruoka
96 km WNW
0m alt.
35 minutes 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.