NAHA –
A brand new hurricane may type far south of Japan and probably have an effect on Okinawa across the Silver Week vacation interval, whereas an autumn rain entrance is bringing heavy rain to areas alongside the Sea of Japan coast and threatening intense rainfall from Kanto to Kyushu from September 15.
Rain clouds have developed significantly over Hokuriku and the Sea of Japan aspect of Tohoku. In Nibetsu, Akita City, extraordinarily heavy rain of 69 millimeters fell in a single hour.
Heavy rain is anticipated to proceed in Hokuriku and Tohoku by way of the night of September 14, with hourly rainfall of as much as 40 millimeters forecast in areas together with Niigata and Akita prefectures.
From September 15, some areas from Kanto by way of Kyushu are additionally anticipated to expertise intense rain.
Meanwhile, a brand new hurricane may develop far to the south of Japan.
The system is anticipated to strengthen because it strikes westward, approaching the Ogasawara Islands round Friday earlier than probably affecting the Okinawa area across the Silver Week vacation interval.
In distinction, clear climate is anticipated to return to the Kanto area after an prolonged spell of unsettled circumstances, bringing one other spherical of extreme late-summer warmth.
Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture is forecast to achieve 35 levels Celsius, which might mark its first extraordinarily sizzling day in 19 days.
Tokyo is forecast to achieve 33 levels, with residents urged to stay alert for heatstroke.
Silver Week runs from Saturday, September 19 by way of Wednesday, September 23.
Source: FNN