i'm cholaphansa narula in ba bangkok. >>> let's go straight to rachel ferguson standing by with the world weather forecast. rachel, good morning. >> good morning, catherine. >> i noticed you had your rubber boots on this morning. >> i did. i saw you with your umbrella as well. japan, it is a wet day for much of the country. unfortunately, we'll see almost as much as 120 millimeters in some places. central japan is going to get the worst of it. we have this frontal and low coming across toward the country enveloping most of it in this pretty unstable weather. strong gusts, some thunderstorms embedded in that as well. should be clearing up as we head on into wednesday. meanwhile, the korean peninsula is looking quite dry. you still see a few popup thunderstorms across the peninsula as well. ings also starting to clear out here in southeastern china. however, just along the edge of the country here down toward the southeast coast, you will still see some pretty significant rainfall. fujan, you could see maybe 50, 100 millimeters in some places. which is certainly going to be very unwelcomed

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