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| Day | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 
Partly sunny, pleasant and warmer 22℃/16℃ | 
Mostly cloudy 20℃/17℃ | 
Windy with rain, heavy at times 18℃/16℃ |
Rather cloudy and warmer 21℃/16℃ | 
A little morning rain; otherwise, cloudy 20℃/15℃ |
| Osaka |
Clouds and breaks of sun 25℃/18℃ |
Periods of rain 22℃/16℃ |
Morning rain; otherwise, mostly cloudy 22℃/16℃ |
Variable cloudiness 22℃/14℃ | 
Times of clouds and sun 20℃/11℃ |
| Nagoya | 
Partly sunny, a shower in the afternoon 26℃/18℃ |
Cloudy, a little rain in the afternoon 23℃/16℃ |
Not as warm; heavy morning rain 20℃/17℃ |
Pleasant and warmer with sunny intervals 23℃/15℃ |
Mostly cloudy 21℃/10℃ |
| Sapporo | 
Mostly sunny and nice 18℃/6℃ |
Clouds and sunshine 15℃/7℃ | 
Cloudy 13℃/8℃ |
Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers 14℃/8℃ |
Sunshine and some clouds 13℃/5℃ |
| Sendai |
An a.m. shower; clouds and sun, warmer 23℃/14℃ |
Cloudy 19℃/15℃ |
Cloudy; a shower in the a.m., then rain 18℃/15℃ |
Mostly cloudy 19℃/13℃ |
Mostly cloudy 17℃/7℃ |
| Niigata |
Increasing cloudiness 21℃/14℃ |
Cloudy 21℃/16℃ |
Periods of rain 18℃/15℃ |
Rather cloudy with a shower or two 20℃/14℃ |
Rather cloudy 17℃/11℃ |
| Hiroshima |
Some sun, then turning cloudy 24℃/17℃ |
Periods of rain 20℃/18℃ | 
A little rain in the morning 22℃/15℃ |
Variable clouds, a shower in the p.m. 22℃/11℃ |
Clouds giving way to some sun 20℃/9℃ |
| Takamatsu |
Some sun, then turning cloudy 23℃/18℃ |
Rain; watch for flooding 20℃/17℃ |
A little morning rain; mostly cloudy 21℃/17℃ |
Pleasant with times of clouds and sun 21℃/13℃ |
Mostly cloudy, a shower in the afternoon 20℃/11℃ |
| Fukuoka |
Some sun, then clouds, afternoon rain 23℃/17℃ |
Periods of rain 22℃/18℃ |
A shower in the morning; some sun 23℃/16℃ |
A little a.m. rain; otherwise, clearing 21℃/12℃ |
Mostly cloudy 19℃/11℃ |
| Kagoshima |
An a.m. shower, then rain and a t-storm 24℃/20℃ |
Humid with periods of rain 26℃/18℃ |
Sunny to partly cloudy and humid 25℃/17℃ |
Clouds to start, then sunshine returns 24℃/15℃ |
Partly sunny and pleasant 23℃/12℃ |
| Okinawa |
Humid with some sun; a p.m. shower 29℃/22℃ |
A shower in the morning; some sun 26℃/21℃ |
Mostly sunny and pleasant 27℃/20℃ |
Mostly sunny and delightful 26℃/21℃ |
A shower in the morning; clearing 26℃/21℃ |
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