Weekly weather forecast: Rain on 15 and 18 November in all areas

Northern Japan: changeable, with rain or snow on four days

Northern Japan stays unsettled, with rain or snow on four of the seven days. The weekend splits: Saturday, 14 November is sunny with occasional clouds, while Sunday 15 turns cloudy with occasional rain, so keep rain gear handy that day.

Brief rain or snow follows on Monday 16. Wednesday 18 brings occasional rain as a low-pressure system moves northeast, and Thursday 19 has brief snow or rain. Sapporo's minimum temperature on Friday 20 is forecast at 0°C.

Eastern Japan: two wet spells, sunny from Thursday 19

Eastern Japan has two wet spells before sunny weather settles in from Thursday 19. Saturday 14 is cloudy with occasional sunshine, and Sunday 15 brings rain with occasional breaks as a low-pressure system moves northeast.

Brief rain falls on Tuesday 17, and Wednesday 18 is cloudy with occasional rain as a warm front extends across the area. Thursday 19 and Friday 20 are sunny with occasional clouds. Tokyo's minimum temperature on Friday 20 is forecast at 8°C.

Western Japan: wet Sunday and Wednesday, brief rain Friday

Western Japan has rain on Sunday 15 and Wednesday 18, with only brief rain on Friday 20. Saturday 14 starts cloudy, with rain in places, and Sunday 15 brings rain, so the weekend goes from cloudy to wet and Sunday is the wettest day of the week. Take an umbrella on both Sunday and Wednesday.

Wednesday 18 again brings occasional rain. Thursday 19 turns cooler, and Fukuoka's minimum temperature that day is forecast at 9°C. Friday 20 has brief rain in places.