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| Day | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 
Some sun with a shower this afternoon 8℃/3℃ |
Periods of sun with a shower in spots 9℃/4℃ | 
Sunshine 12℃/6℃ |
Pleasant with plenty of sunshine 16℃/8℃ |
Mild with sunshine 18℃/11℃ |
| Osaka | 
Chilly with some sun 9℃/-2℃ | 
Partly sunny and chilly 9℃/0℃ | 
Sunshine and a few clouds 11℃/3℃ |
Plenty of sunshine 15℃/6℃ |
Pleasant with sunshine 17℃/8℃ |
| Nagoya |
Some sun 10℃/-3℃ |
Sunny to partly cloudy 11℃/-1℃ |
An a.m. shower; otherwise, partly sunny 12℃/-1℃ |
Pleasant with bright sunshine 16℃/2℃ |
Sunny to partly cloudy and mild 19℃/5℃ |
| Sapporo | 
A little snow; breezy this morning -1℃/-6℃ |
A little snow at times, mainly early 0℃/-5℃ | 
Variable cloudiness 3℃/-3℃ | 
Snow at times in the morning 4℃/-2℃ | 
Mostly cloudy, showers around; milder 8℃/-1℃ |
| Sendai | 
Some sun, a flurry around 6℃/-2℃ |
Partly sunny 6℃/-1℃ |
A t-storm in spots in the a.m.; some sun 8℃/0℃ |
Not as cool with clouds and sun 12℃/2℃ |
Mild with sunny intervals 15℃/6℃ |
| Niigata | 
Partly sunny, showers of rain and snow 5℃/-1℃ |
Sunny to partly cloudy 7℃/0℃ |
A bit of snow and rain in the morning 7℃/3℃ |
Rain and drizzle in the afternoon 11℃/5℃ |
Mild with clouds and sun 15℃/9℃ |
| Hiroshima |
Partly sunny 7℃/-1℃ |
Mostly sunny 12℃/0℃ |
Plenty of sun 15℃/3℃ |
Pleasant with plenty of sunshine 17℃/4℃ |
Sunny to partly cloudy and mild 18℃/7℃ |
| Takamatsu |
Chilly with partial sunshine 7℃/1℃ |
Partly sunny, a shower in the afternoon 11℃/5℃ |
Sunny 13℃/7℃ |
Nice with bright sunshine 16℃/9℃ |
Abundant sunshine and mild 18℃/9℃ |
| Fukuoka |
Chilly with partial sunshine 10℃/2℃ |
Mostly sunny, a shower in the afternoon 13℃/4℃ |
Bright and sunny 15℃/5℃ |
Plenty of sunshine 17℃/6℃ |
Sunny to partly cloudy and pleasant 19℃/10℃ |
| Kagoshima |
Clouds giving way to some sun 11℃/1℃ |
Sunny to partly cloudy 13℃/2℃ |
Bright sunshine and beautiful 16℃/4℃ |
Pleasant with bright sunshine 18℃/4℃ |
Partly sunny and pleasant 19℃/7℃ |
| Okinawa |
An a.m. shower in places; mostly cloudy 17℃/13℃ |
Times of clouds and sun 19℃/14℃ |
Sunny 19℃/13℃ |
Intervals of clouds and sunshine 20℃/15℃ |
Nice with clouds and sun 22℃/15℃ |
