South Asia

Weather Underground Forecast for Tuesday, November 17, 2009.

Another day of wet weather will develop throughout much of eastern Asia on Tuesday.

A broad yet weakening low pressure system centered over the Sea of Okhotsk will continue to produce fairly light, widespread mixed precipitation with strong blustery winds across the Kuril Islands and eastern Russia. Energy flow around this low will also reach across northern Japan and may kick up a few snow showers in Hokkaido. As the day progresses, precipitation will begin to die down as the system lifts northeastward.

To the south, a second smaller and stronger low pressure system will generate a swath of light to moderate rainfall with locally heavy downpours from the eastern shores of China through the East China Sea and areas of the Yellow Sea into Japan. While the heaviest amounts of precipitation are expected to fall to the south of Japan in the nearby Pacific Ocean, significant rainfall is expected throughout Japan.

Temperatures across these regions will be slightly cooler than yesterday. Tokyo will rise into the mid-50s(F)/mid-10s(C), while Shanghai will see temperatures in the upper 40s(F)/upper 0s(C).

Meanwhile, high pressure will move into much of central China and extend into areas of the Korean Peninsula. Seoul will remain dry and chilly on Tuesday with temperatures in the upper 30s(F)/mid-0s(C).

For Australia, a front associated with low pressure located to the southwest of Western Australia will bring increasing clouds and evening rainfall to the southern region of Western Australia. A few pockets of rainfall are also expected in the interior of Queensland and along the New South Wales coast.

Brisbane will see a chance of showers with temperatures in the upper 80s(F)/lower 30s(C). Sydney will rise into the lower 70s(F)/lower 20s(C), while Melbourne will see temperatures in the upper 70s(F)/mid-20s(C).