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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

Day Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Saitama Hot with sun through high clouds

Hot with sun through high clouds 34℃/24℃

 Decreasing clouds and hot

Decreasing clouds and hot 35℃/25℃

 Partly sunny and very hot

Partly sunny and very hot 36℃/25℃

 Cloudy and hot; a stray p.m. t-storm

Cloudy and hot; a stray p.m. t-storm 35℃/25℃

 Clouds and hot; an afternoon t-storm

Clouds and hot; an afternoon t-storm 34℃/25℃
Kumagaya Cloudy and hot

Cloudy and hot 35℃/24℃

 Partly sunny and very hot

Partly sunny and very hot 37℃/24℃

 Partly sunny and very hot

Partly sunny and very hot 37℃/25℃

 Hot; some rain and a t-storm in the p.m.

Hot; some rain and a t-storm in the p.m. 35℃/25℃

 Hot; a strong afternoon t-storm in spots

Hot; a strong afternoon t-storm in spots 36℃/25℃
Chichibu Hot with some brightening

Hot with some brightening 33℃/21℃

 Partly sunny and hot

Partly sunny and hot 35℃/22℃

 Hot and humid; a stray afternoon t-storm

Hot and humid; a stray afternoon t-storm 34℃/22℃

 Some rain and a t-storm in the afternoon

Some rain and a t-storm in the afternoon 32℃/23℃

 Very warm; a strong afternoon t-storm

Very warm; a strong afternoon t-storm 33℃/22℃

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