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– Lat/Long: 38.15° N 140.45° E

Zao (volcano)
Weather Forecast, Japan

Issued: 8 am Fri 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
100
WNW
100
WNW
90
WNW
50
WNW
25
WNW
25
S
50
SE
60
SE
5
S
90
W
95
WNW
90
W
55
W
35
W
10
SSE
25
ENE
30
NNW
70
WNW
 cm 
1.0
8
9
9
1.0
3
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-7
-8
-9
-6
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-7
-9
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-10
min°C
-8
-9
-9
-7
-5
-5
-5
-3
-5
-8
-10
-11
-11
-9
-9
-10
-10
-12
chill°C 
-22
-24
-24
-18
-12
-13
-15
-13
-16
-22
-24
-26
-24
-19
-13
-19
-22
-26
Freezing level (m
800
850
300
600
1050
800
700
1100
1000
700
550
100
450
700
300
350
650
200
Cloud base (m)
700
900
650
700
2300
2650
650
400
400
400
450
450
500
850
600
600
650
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-9-7-5-5-4-3-4-8-10-11-11-9-9-10-10-11-2-3-5-20-1-110-3-4-7-4-4-4-4-4-6
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:47
5:45
5:43
Sunset
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47

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

The weather forecast for Zao (volcano) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon morning, 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
31 km NW
357m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
40 km S
84m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 191 degs) was rejected.
Sendai Airport
41 km E
474m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
clear
-
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Kasuminome Airport
42 km E
31m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
53 km S
172m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 304).
16
81 km SE
32m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 293).
11
Shonai Airport
95 km WNW
446m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
101 km S
506m alt.
38 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
29
Fukushima Airport
104 km S
416m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 350 degs)
(31 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Central Miyagi (buoy)
108 km E
3m alt.
2 hours 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.