Australia

Weather Underground Forecast for Friday, December 04, 2009.

Typhoon Nida continues losing strength as it becomes absorbed in the upper atmospheric flow and pushes it northeastward. The remnants of this system will kick up wet weather over the northern Marina Islands, while also pushing moisture into southern Japan. Tokyo will see a few scattered clouds with highs remaining in the upper 50s(F)/ mid-teens(C).

To the north, a low pressure system will intensify as moves through northeastern China. This system will gain energy as it picks up moisture from the Yellow Sea and moves over the Korean Peninsula and into the Sea of Japan by late Friday evening. Thus, Seoul will remain mostly sunny on Friday with highs in the mid-40s(F)/ near 6(C). The system will create a front that will stretch into eastern China, thus, expect scattered showers to persist over the western shores of the East China Sea and Yellow Sea. Shanghai will only see a few clouds with highs near 50(F)/ 10(C).

Elsewhere in China, high pressure will continue building over most of the country, allowing for mostly sunny skies and mild weather. Beijing will approach 40(F)/ 4(C), while Hong Kong will see a few clouds as minor moisture moves in from the South China Sea and highs will remain in the upper 60s(F)/ upper teens(C).

In Australia, mild weather is anticipated on Friday as high pressure moves into the Great Australian Bight to replace the low pressure system in the east. The low will continue spinning south of Victoria and bring another day with scattered showers to Tasmania. Expect mostly sunny skies and dry conditions across most of Australia, with Sydney reaching a high near 80(F)/ 26(C).