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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

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Day	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Tokyo	Warmer with sun through high clouds 24℃/16℃	Periods of clouds and sunshine 27℃/16℃	Mostly sunny and pleasant 25℃/17℃	Partly sunny and comfortable 24℃/17℃	Clouds followed by a brightening sky 22℃/16℃
Osaka	Clouds followed by a brightening sky 22℃/17℃	After a cloudy start, sun returns 25℃/12℃	Sunny and nice 25℃/14℃	Mostly cloudy 23℃/17℃	Mostly cloudy, heavy rain in the p.m. 23℃/16℃
Nagoya	Beautiful with clouds and sun 23℃/14℃	Clearing; breezy in the afternoon 25℃/9℃	Sunny and nice 26℃/12℃	Mostly cloudy 24℃/15℃	Mostly cloudy with rain in the afternoon 21℃/15℃
Sapporo	Sunny to partly cloudy and pleasant 21℃/8℃	Cooler; a couple of morning showers 15℃/8℃	A little morning rain; rather cloudy 14℃/5℃	Rain and drizzle in the morning; cloudy 13℃/4℃	Turning cloudy 15℃/7℃
Sendai	Increasing cloudiness 23℃/12℃	Mostly sunny, breezy and pleasant 21℃/12℃	Mainly cloudy and breezy 21℃/10℃	Sunny 19℃/10℃	Increasing clouds 17℃/14℃
Niigata	Rather cloudy 18℃/11℃	Windy in the morning with a shower 20℃/11℃	Breezy in the morning; mostly cloudy 18℃/10℃	Sunshine 17℃/9℃	Sun through high clouds 18℃/12℃
Hiroshima	Sun through high clouds and warmer 20℃/15℃	Mostly sunny and pleasant 24℃/9℃	Mostly sunny and pleasant 23℃/14℃	Mostly cloudy 22℃/15℃	Cloudy with afternoon rain, some heavy 21℃/15℃
Takamatsu	Warmer; partly sunny, then rather cloudy 22℃/14℃	After a cloudy start, sun returns 24℃/11℃	Pleasant with plenty of sun 25℃/13℃	Mostly cloudy 23℃/15℃	Cloudy with downpours in the afternoon 22℃/14℃
Fukuoka	Clouds followed by a brightening sky 24℃/18℃	Mostly sunny and nice 24℃/14℃	Pleasant with plenty of sun 27℃/17℃	Mainly cloudy 25℃/19℃	Cloudy, heavy t-storms in the afternoon 23℃/18℃
Kagoshima	Cloudy 23℃/19℃	A thick cloud cover 24℃/14℃	Delightful with plenty of sun 25℃/19℃	Cloudy and humid; a little p.m. rain 23℃/18℃	Humid with periods of rain 23℃/17℃
Okinawa	Humid with clouds and sun 27℃/23℃	Cloudy, a shower and thunderstorm; humid 25℃/22℃	Cloudy and humid with showers 26℃/23℃	Cloudy and humid; a stray p.m. t-storm 27℃/23℃	Humid with times of clouds and sun 28℃/24℃

Weather forecast by prefecture

Hokkaido

Tohoku

Kanto/ Koshinetsu

Tokai/Hokuriku/ Kinki（Kansai）

Chugoku/ Shikoku

Kyushu

Okinawa

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National Jan 24, 2021

Death toll from snow shoveling reaches 70 in Japan

Many older people found it difficult to remove snow by themselves, with their family members unable to return to their hometowns during the New Year's holiday period due to the coronavirus.

National Jan 19, 2021

Heavy snow across northern Japan causes deadly pileup on Miyagi expressway

Accumulated snow, icy roads, avalanches and snow accretion are expected overnight in the Hokkaido, Tohoku and Hokuriku regions, the Meteorological Agency said.

National Jan 10, 2021

Motorists stranded and trains delayed as winter weather pummels Japan

Heavy snowfall was mainly seen in areas facing the Sea of Japan, registering record highs in some parts.

National Jan 8, 2021

Heavy snow strands 90 vehicles on highway in central Japan

Sections of the Hokuriku Expressway were closed between Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures in the wake of the backup until Friday morning.

National Dec 29, 2020

Japan snow storm could snarl New Year's traffic, officials warn

The forecast comes just weeks after a snowstorm left thousands of people stranded on an expressway connecting Tokyo with Niigata Prefecture.

National Dec 19, 2020

Trapped on a snowy Japan expressway, man witnesses daughter's birth via smartphone

On his way to the hospital where his wife was about to give birth, the man was suddenly stranded by heavy snow on an expressway in Niigata Prefecture on Thursday.

National Dec 19, 2020

All stranded cars cleared from snow-hit Japan expressway

Snowbound line of cars that stretched up to 16.5 kilometers at one point Thursday finally removed after two days on expressway.

National Dec 18, 2020

Rescue work continues on Japan highway where 670 cars still stranded in snow

Many people have been forced to stay in their vehicles since Wednesday as the year's most intense cold spell continues to disrupt road and train services.