Japan Weekly Weather: Sun Early, Rain Risk by Oct. 13

Tokyo: Sun Continues, Rain Risk Rises by Oct. 13

On October 7 (Wednesday), clouds give way to sun, high 23C, low 18C. A high-pressure system is expected to expand eastward on October 8 (Thursday); that day is sunny, high 24C, low 15C. The system is expected to move further east on October 9 (Friday); skies are sunny with occasional clouds, high 26C. No significant pressure system is expected nearby on October 10 (Saturday) or October 11 (Sunday); both days stay sunny with occasional clouds, highs 26-27C. October 12 (Monday) is near 27C, before skies turn cloudy on October 13 (Tuesday) with a 30 percent rain chance.

Osaka and Fukuoka: Sun Gives Way to Cloud

Osaka turns from sunny to partly cloudy, with rain risk rising late. A high-pressure system is expected to stay almost stationary on October 8 (Thursday), a sunny day near 26C, before moving northwest; skies stay sunny with occasional clouds from October 9 (Friday) through October 12 (Monday), near 28-29C. Clouds build October 13 (Tuesday), 30 percent rain chance. Fukuoka stays sunny October 7 (Wednesday) and October 8 (Thursday), near 23-25C, then sun and cloud alternate October 9 (Friday) through October 12 (Monday) near 28C, before cloud and a 40 percent rain chance arrive October 13 (Tuesday).

Sapporo: Cool Sun Early, Cloud by Tuesday

On October 7 (Wednesday), skies are sunny with cloud, high 20C, low 12C. A high-pressure system is expected nearby on October 8 (Thursday); that day is sunny, low 10C. The system is expected to stay nearly stationary on October 9 (Friday); skies are cloudy with occasional sun, high 23C. With no significant pressure system nearby on October 10 (Saturday) and October 11 (Sunday), skies are sunny with occasional clouds, then cloudy with occasional sun, highs 22-23C, lows near 14C. October 12 (Monday) stays sunny with occasional clouds, high 23C. By October 13 (Tuesday), skies turn cloudy with a 40 percent rain chance.