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| Day | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 
Overcast, a shower and t-storm around 23℃/19℃ | 
Low clouds 26℃/21℃ | 
An a.m. shower or two; otherwise, cloudy 24℃/21℃ |
Some rain and a t-storm in the morning 26℃/23℃ |
Morning showers; cloudy, humid 27℃/24℃ |
| Osaka | 
Considerable cloudiness 26℃/20℃ | 
Sun through high clouds 29℃/22℃ |
Nice with clouds and sun 29℃/23℃ | 
Cloudy with some rain and a thunderstorm 28℃/23℃ | 
Mostly cloudy 30℃/24℃ |
| Nagoya |
Mostly cloudy with a shower in places 27℃/21℃ |
Mostly cloudy 31℃/22℃ |
A thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon 28℃/24℃ |
Some rain and a t-storm in the morning 29℃/24℃ |
A morning t-storm; otherwise, cloudy 30℃/25℃ |
| Sapporo |
Clouds yielding to some sun 24℃/16℃ | 
Clouds and sun with a shower in places 24℃/15℃ | 
Partly sunny and pleasant 25℃/15℃ |
Partly sunny and nice 26℃/17℃ |
Partly sunny and pleasant 26℃/19℃ |
| Sendai |
Rain ending this morning; clouds 20℃/18℃ |
A few morning showers; otherwise, cloudy 20℃/19℃ |
Low clouds 22℃/19℃ |
A morning shower; otherwise, cloudy 24℃/20℃ |
Some rain and a t-storm in the morning 27℃/20℃ |
| Niigata |
Mostly cloudy with a heavy shower or two 23℃/19℃ |
Mostly cloudy 24℃/20℃ |
Pleasant with times of clouds and sun 26℃/21℃ |
Partly sunny and beautiful 27℃/22℃ |
Humid with sun through high clouds 25℃/21℃ |
| Hiroshima |
Overcast 25℃/18℃ |
Cloudy with a shower in the afternoon 27℃/20℃ | 
Sunny to partly cloudy and nice 29℃/20℃ |
Cloudy 28℃/22℃ |
A stray a.m. t-storm; otherwise, cloudy 28℃/24℃ |
| Takamatsu |
Breezy this morning; otherwise, overcast 26℃/19℃ |
Clouds followed by a brightening sky 27℃/21℃ |
Partly sunny and nice 29℃/22℃ |
Cloudy with a shower in the afternoon 28℃/22℃ |
Some rain and a t-storm in the morning 30℃/23℃ |
| Fukuoka |
Rain and a t-storm this morning; cloudy 24℃/20℃ |
Partial sunshine 28℃/21℃ | 
Some sun with a t-storm in the afternoon 29℃/22℃ |
Cloudy, a stray t-storm in the afternoon 28℃/23℃ |
A morning t-storm; otherwise, cloudy 30℃/25℃ |
| Kagoshima |
A shower late in the morning; cloudy 26℃/20℃ |
Periods of rain and a thunderstorm 25℃/21℃ |
Cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots 28℃/23℃ |
Cloudy with a couple of thunderstorms 28℃/24℃ |
Cloudy with a t-storm in the afternoon 29℃/24℃ |
| Okinawa | 
Variable cloudiness with showers 33℃/26℃ |
Breezy with rain and a thunderstorm 31℃/26℃ |
Cloudy with a shower and t-storm around 30℃/27℃ |
Cloudy with a shower and t-storm around 31℃/28℃ |
An a.m. shower; otherwise, partly sunny 32℃/28℃ |
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