South Asia

Weather Underground Forecast for Monday, July 06, 20099. A small low pressure system will move northeastward along the east coast of Japan and out into the Pacific Ocean. This will allow showers to diminish in Japan as the main low pressure center moves away from the mainland.

A second, larger low pressure system will move through northern China, allowing its associated cold front to move through the Yellow Sea region. This will provide only scattered areas of showers and a few thunderstorms in and around Beijing.

Extremely moist monsoonal flow will continue to spread through southeast China. This moisture will instigate widespread showers and thunderstorms from Shanghai through the Gulf of Tonkin.

No tropical development is expected through the tropical western Pacific Ocean on Monday.

Warm temperatures are expected trhough inland China, while more mild temperatures are expected in Japan.

Tokyo will rise into the upper 70s(F)/mid-20s(C), while Shanghai will see temperatures in the upper 80s(F)/lower 30s(C). Seoul will rise into the lower 80s(F)/upper 20s(C).

For Australia, a strong low pressure system and associated cold front will sweep into the western portion of the country. A large swath of the country from the western Great Australian Bight along the coast to Shark Bay will experience precipitation and gusty temperatures.

A high pressure system will move through the eastern Great Australian Bight and into the eastern portion of the country. This feature will allowing precipitation to wane in and around Sydney.

Sydney will rise into the lower 60s(F)/upper 10s(C), while Melbourne will see temperatures in the mid-50s(F)/lower 10s(C). Brisbane will rise into the mid-60s(F)/upper 10s(C).