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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

Day Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Niigata Partly sunny

Partly sunny 14℃/7℃

 Cloudy and breezy; a little p.m. rain

Cloudy and breezy; a little p.m. rain 17℃/13℃

 Partly sunny

Partly sunny 15℃/9℃

 Partly sunny

Partly sunny 14℃/7℃

 Mostly cloudy

Mostly cloudy 18℃/12℃
Murakami Partly to mostly sunny

Partly to mostly sunny 13℃/3℃

 Cloudy; downpours in the p.m., breezy

Cloudy; downpours in the p.m., breezy 15℃/10℃

 Sun followed by increasing clouds

Sun followed by increasing clouds 13℃/7℃

 Clouds and sunshine

Clouds and sunshine 13℃/5℃

 Pleasant with times of clouds and sun

Pleasant with times of clouds and sun 18℃/8℃
Sado Sunny to partly cloudy

Sunny to partly cloudy 14℃/3℃

 Cloudy and breezy; a p.m. shower or two

Cloudy and breezy; a p.m. shower or two 18℃/6℃

 Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny 15℃/3℃

 Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny 14℃/5℃

 Becoming cloudy

Becoming cloudy 19℃/12℃

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