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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 pm Fri 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
55
WNW
30
WNW
10
WNW
15
SSE
30
SE
40
ESE
10
NNW
75
W
70
NW
60
WNW
35
W
15
W
20
ESE
25
NE
30
NW
55
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
40
W
 cm 
2.0
4
6
6
1.0
3
7
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-5
-1
0
-1
-1
1
1
-2
-4
-6
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-4
-4
-4
min°C
-6
-4
-1
-2
-2
0
-2
-3
-5
-7
-5
-4
-5
-4
-5
-8
-6
-4
-5
chill°C 
-16
-12
-5
-8
-9
-8
-11
-14
-16
-18
-14
-4
-12
-11
-15
-19
-16
-14
-14
Freezing level (m
300
550
900
700
750
1000
1000
700
550
0
450
700
300
400
500
0
350
550
200
Cloud base (m)
600
600
850
1500
450
400
400
400
450
450
550
800
500
450
450
500
500
750
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-6-5-5-2-4-8-10-11-11-9-9-10-10-12-12-10-9-6-3-1-2-21-1-3-5-7-4-4-5-4-5-7-5-4-5
Sunrise
5:50
5:48
5:47
5:45
5:43
5:41
Sunset
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Mon morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Zao (volcano) at the specific elevation of 1000 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
40 km S
84m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 281).
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 340 degs)
(28 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 283).
6
81 km SE
32m alt.
58 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 157).
0
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
101 km S
506m alt.
59 minutes ago
2° C
-
10
Light winds from the WNW
(10 kph at 283).
29
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
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
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 260 to 320 degs)
(20 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
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.