august 3 weather

8/3/2018

Beautiful weather persists on Mt. Fuji with moderate winds and clear skies. Clear skies are expected until noon tomorrow when there will be clouds developing with the afternoon warmth, but those are expected to burn off towards the end of the day.

Summit temperatures are between 4-8 degrees C with moderate wind chill subtracting 2-4 degrees from the official temperature.

All in all, conditions are great for a good climb of Mt. Fuji and the likelihood of a textbook-perfect sunrise is high.

Of course, favorable conditions like this always increase the likelihood of a thunder clouds so climbers should keep an eye out for the development of thunderheads and take shelter if lightning is spotted.

Sunny weather means the chances for getting sunburned are very high--climbers should apply sunblock every few hours to keep from getting toasted.

Have fun out there tonight and enjoy the great conditions!

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Fuji Weather

This is a regularly updated Mt. Fuji weather report provided for general informational purposes to the public. The report describes current weather conditions and issues and is not intended to be used as a forecast or an indication of whether or not one should climb Fuji.

Factors including fitness, hiking experience and gear should be taken into consideration when deciding whether or not you should climb.

Note that Mt Fuji is alpine terrain with frequent, sudden and unexpected changes in weather. Even the best models are frequently unable to predict suddenly appearing clouds, wind, rain, hail and lightning.

For weather forecasting, see the FMG page here for computer model forecasting.

Hikers climb Mt Fuji at their own risk.