The cold wave that had been lingering over the Japanese archipelago is expected to move on this weekend with temperatures rising along the Sea of Japan coast and in Tokyo where the temperature is expected to reach 22 degrees C on Sunday, about the average for late April or early May.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a high-pressure system on Wednesday started moving over Japan. The temperature in Tokyo reached 17 degrees. The warm weather will continue elsewhere with temperatures forecast to be between 20 and 22 degrees in Kagoshima, Fukuoka and Osaka on Sunday.
The agency is urging caution as snow starts to melt, causing avalanches in prefectures along the Sea of Japan coast. Residents are also being warned to watch out for snow falling off rooftops and alongside roads where it has piled up over the past few weeks.
However, the agency said the warm weather won’t remain next week as a front is expected to bring rain to much of the Kanto region, with temperatures likely to drop back to winter levels of around 15 degrees on Monday and 8 degrees on Tuesday.
Rain or snow is forecast for northern Kanto next week, and temperatures are likely to fluctuate greatly from now on, the agency said.
© Japan Today
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Chico3
and the Kansai region.
wallace
It's been very cold in the minus overnight but next week is looking good with a low of 5ºC and a high of 16ºC. We bought ourselves an electric blanket which is great and very cheap to run. Less than ¥500/month.
tora
People: please lay off the global warming stuff. This happens often in winter in Japan with a few warm ones.
Speed
Yay!!
kohakuebisu
The story is just about a week or so's weather, but after an autumn that lasted about three weeks between "still hot" and "ooh, cold/snowing already", I hope we get a longer spring with comfortable temperatures. No fast forward into "too hot" please!
リッチ
Get out your speedos and get some sun.
factchecker
Great. Tired of the freezing cold winds.
WA4TKG
Just in time to make runners pass out from overheating…the Marathon is THIS weekend
JeffLee
Yahoo weather is showing chance of snow on Monday and Tuesday, right after temperatures hit 20 degrees. ]
I want to, but my neighbors would call the cops again and tell me to stay away from their children.
smithinjapan
If they are saying they expect 22°C or so, it means it'll be more like 26°C - 30°C. In any case, it always cracks me up when people insist Japan has four distinct seasons. It might be the case in some northern parts still, but for most of Japan, there are only winter and summer.
TokyoLiving
No matter if this happens often, global warming is real..
Like it or not..
iknowall
Looking forward to this change in the weather. It's been quite a cold climate here lately.
bo
Beach time , can't wait to crack open a beer , get the music on , and chill !
jforce
Bring on spring already. Winter has been bone-chilling this year.
Keepitreal
Bring it on.