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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

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Day	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Tokyo	Milder with abundant sunshine 11℃/3℃	Increasing cloudiness 11℃/6℃	Afternoon showers 8℃/4℃	Cloudy and chilly with occasional rain 7℃/4℃	Sunshine with winds gradually subsiding 8℃/1℃
Osaka	Milder with sun and some clouds 12℃/5℃	Periods of clouds and sunshine 14℃/9℃	Cloudy with rain tapering off 12℃/3℃	Sun followed by increasing clouds 12℃/-1℃	Partly sunny, windy and colder 4℃/-1℃
Nagoya	Mostly sunny and not as cool 14℃/4℃	Some sun, then turning cloudy 14℃/10℃	Cloudy; afternoon rain, breezy 11℃/6℃	Morning rain; otherwise, mostly cloudy 14℃/7℃	Windy and cooler with partial sunshine 8℃/-1℃
Sapporo	A blend of sun and clouds 0℃/-12℃	Cloudy, a bit of snow in the afternoon -1℃/-4℃	A bit of ice in the a.m.; mostly cloudy -1℃/-5℃	Clouds and sun; colder in the afternoon -1℃/-10℃	Cloudy with flurries in the afternoon -1℃/-8℃
Sendai	Plenty of sun 9℃/0℃	Becoming cloudy 8℃/5℃	Cloudy 9℃/1℃	Cloudy with a passing shower 4℃/0℃	A snow squall in the morning 4℃/-2℃
Niigata	Partial sunshine 7℃/3℃	Increasing cloudiness 9℃/4℃	A little morning rain, then a shower 6℃/1℃	Cloudy with a shower in the afternoon 6℃/0℃	Very windy; a little a.m. rain, colder 2℃/0℃
Hiroshima	Mostly sunny 13℃/6℃	Some sun, then clouds, afternoon rain 13℃/12℃	A little a.m. rain; otherwise, clearing 13℃/6℃	Increasing cloudiness 11℃/1℃	A snow squall in the morning 4℃/-5℃
Takamatsu	Partly to mostly sunny 10℃/4℃	A blend of sun and clouds 12℃/7℃	Rain in the morning; otherwise, cloudy 11℃/4℃	Turning cloudy 11℃/-2℃	Strong winds gradually subsiding; colder 3℃/-1℃
Fukuoka	Sunshine 14℃/7℃	Clouds, a little rain in the afternoon 14℃/11℃	Breezy with clearing 13℃/5℃	Clouds and sun; breezy in the afternoon 13℃/1℃	Strong winds subsiding; snow showers 4℃/1℃
Kagoshima	Nice with plenty of sunshine 18℃/12℃	Clouding up, mild; afternoon rain 21℃/13℃	Occasional morning rain and drizzle 18℃/10℃	Times of clouds and sun 15℃/2℃	Breezy and cooler with a shower or two 10℃/3℃
Okinawa	A morning shower; clouds and sun, nice 21℃/16℃	Mostly cloudy, a shower in the afternoon 21℃/16℃	Times of clouds and sun 20℃/15℃	Partly sunny; breezy in the afternoon 19℃/11℃	Breezy and cooler with low clouds 14℃/11℃

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.