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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Utsunomiya Some sun with a passing shower or two

Some sun with a passing shower or two 22℃/12℃

 A thick cloud cover

A thick cloud cover 17℃/10℃

 Clouds followed by a brightening sky

Clouds followed by a brightening sky 16℃/8℃

 Partial sunshine

Partial sunshine 19℃/8℃

 An a.m. shower; otherwise, partly sunny

An a.m. shower; otherwise, partly sunny 20℃/7℃
Nikko Partly sunny with a shower or two

Partly sunny with a shower or two 18℃/8℃

 Cloudy

Cloudy 15℃/7℃

 Clouds followed by a brightening sky

Clouds followed by a brightening sky 14℃/5℃

 Sunshine and a few clouds

Sunshine and a few clouds 16℃/4℃

 Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny 16℃/5℃

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