let's talk about japan, where this low pressure system is moving across the hokkaido area. northern japan will be seeing sea effect snow, in the sea of japan side and looks like it may continue in towards the end of the week. lots of snow will pile up in hokkaido, as well as waves could be picking up to about three to four meters high. we're talking about snowfall approaching about -- an additional 30 centimeters in some parts of hokkaido. the rest of japan looking very clear and dry. we may even see some sunny spells in tokyo. as for temperature, tokyo, we're looking at 16 degrees, but we have a cold wave pulling in from northeastern china. beijing, already seeing zero degrees. seoul at zero as well. and tokyo, this temperature is going to be dropping down in towards the end of the week. we may even see single digit for the high for saturday. now let's head over to north america and talk about the winter storm. you can see the clouds moving towards the great lakes. this is going to be bringing very cold air behind the system, so as for thursday, we're going to be looking a

in hokkaido we are anticipating 30 sent meters of snow by thursday morning. the eastern coast may see a mix of rain and snow today. down in the south remaining very wet avoss vietnam. we are concerned additional risks of flooding and landslides. temperature wise we are expecting 13 degrees in tokyo and 6 in seoul and 31 in manila with a chance of showers. in the americas we are seeing a long rain band from the deep south region all the way up to eastern canada spreading heavy rain. we are expecting 50 millimeters of rain in the next 24 hours. the system has been moving slowly. the rainfall total could be significant. across the lower appalachians you could see heavy snow up to 20 centimeters or more. in northeastern canada and new england it will continue to see a mix of rain and snow as well as freezing rain into wednesday. up in the north an area of cold and blustery conditions is moving southward over ontario and quebec. but elsewhere it will remain largely dry under a high pressure testimony. just a few snow showers moving through the northern plains. tem

so we are talking about blizzard-like conditions for some of the areas especially towards hokkaido and the tohoku area. down towards the south we do continue to see scattered showers across areas like taiwan. then we do have a tropical depression in the south china sea, that will be the remnants of tropical storm washi that worked its way across the philippines over the weekend. it is continuing to dissipate but we still look at a little bit more moisture for areas like vietnam then across areas to the south, malaysia and indonesia will be looking at more showers. for the philippines, the northeast monsoon continues to move in bringing in a little bit more moisture, it is mostly heaviest towards the north right now. and we are starting to see heavy rain amounts being reported here. looks like you'll see more especially along this eastern side of the country and even across mindanao, showers not out of the question today. grounds are very saturated. you want to be on the watch for that. tuesday eehighs look like this. 's' highs look like this.s highs look like this. 22 in taipei. expect

spreading some cold rain across much of the southern half of the country, meanwhile, we have snow in hokkaidothat's actually going to be clearing on out as we head into tuesday. elsewhere, across the region, looking fairly settled. high pressure dominating with the exception of a few showers up towards northern china. if we have a look at what's happening in the south, though, you will notice some heavier rain moving across hainan island and in towards vietnam. due to a system pushing there on the eastern coast of indochina. that will keep things very well for the next 24 hours, probably into the middle of the week, i should say. as for the philippines, with he still see a very strong 31 dpe degrees for manila. a warmer day to come. all right, as we head into north america, out towards the west, high pressure is going to keep things nice and clear. however it is still very windy here and that could cause problems in terms of structural damage and travel, particularly the southwest. now our snowstorm. so the snow is going to be dying down over the next 24 hours into tuesday afternoon. the wind

there is a bit of lingering snow in the hokkaido area but little ams at most. then for mainland japan, we are going to be seeing scattered showers. light ones. nothing too heavy. they will move on through this afternoon across portions of the area as well as other here. pulling back we do see largely dry skies for northeastern china and the korean peninsula should see the showers head away. then instead eastern china this entire region does look to see more scattered showers develop. light ones for most. we could be talking about snowfall rather than rain. further to the south, thunderstorm ace cross taiwan as well as the philippines. still looking quite wet for vietnam. rain has been really continuing here. so you do want to watch out for those well-saturated grounds. 31 expected in manila. 21 for hong kong. colder towards the north. 1 in beijing. highs remain at minus 16 in ulan. heading to the americas and looking at a wet picture for the eastern u.s. long frontal system here continues to produce plenty of rainfall. especially across the mid-mississippi vall

as we head into the north, maybe about 30 centimeters are snow for parts of western hokkaido.behind that, things looking dry and settled for much of mongolia as well as china, although very cool to say the least. manila, the philippines, still seeing heavy showers and winds coming in from the northeast and will also see lingering showers across vietnam, cambodia and laos. we were talking about the temperatures. no problems down in the tropics, in the low 30s as we usually see this time of year. hong kong at 21. by the end of the week, actually comes down to 17. still fairly comfortable. shanghai coming down to about 7 by the end of the week. we are going to see temperatures cooling down. average in seoul and beijing. minus 20 in ulan bator. getting significantly cooler up further towards the north. heading now into north america, many will see sunny skies, but very cool conditions as the skies are very clear. we see all of the very cool air spilling in. so do watch for subzero temperatures. particularly in your overnight hours. as we head into the east, that's when we run into

hokkaido looks like they'll continue to see a little more snowfall today. down towards the southeast, showers lingering across taiwan. for philippines today, central-southern sections will be looking at more showers coming on in. as for the indochina peninsula, it will be central vietnam that picks up a few light showers. otherwise it stays quite fine and dry. 20 expected in taipei. 11 shanghai. 2 for seoul. getting back up from sub-freezing levels. tokyo at 8, about the same as monday. although we're going to expect a little more sunshine. so things may feel a little warmer during the afternoon. as for the americas, looking at this batch of clouds really spreading across the mississippi valley. we've got this low that's been trekking inland. it will continue to head in towards the northeast, bringing with it plenty of precipitation. as that heads into more of these northern areas, the midwest, mid-atlantic region, we'll start seeing it turn into icy stuff. chances of freezing rain to snow will be possible. it really combines with a separate area of snow mo

in the northeastern corner of china as well as the north korean peninsula and that should ease in hokkaido in the next 24 hours. 12 degrees in tokyo, seven in seoul. 2 degrees in beijing with a low of minus 6 and up to 30 in bangkok. heading to the americas, the four corners region still dealing with heavy snow, but we are anticipating another 20 centimeters of snow. things get calmer wednesday, and stormy weather will target midwestern states and southern plains wednesday. texas will experience the brunt of it. severe thunderstorms, hail, and damaging winds are likely, are possible here wednesday, and the rest of the area will see a mix of rain and snow and freezing rain. across the west, offshore low pressure system is approaching the west coast, and that will bring cold precipitation across the british columbia area, vancouver will see snow wednesday. we are expecting 3 degrees here and 6 in seattle. across the eastern u.s., we're going to see a significant warmup. 11 in chicago, and 18 in oklahoma city, and getting up to 25 in houston. finally, to europe. the northwestern portions of e

. >> in japan's northernmost region, hokkaido, this facility serves as a reminder of the attack on pearlarbor. it's the ruins of one of the imperial japanese navy's transmission stations. this is believed to be one of the places where the coded attack order was sent to troops. local people are actively trying to save the place. >> translator: we want to preserve this building for the next generation as a reminder of the horrors of war. >> and we had another reminder on this day of the impact of war. a soldier finally returned home after 66 years. the surviving relatives of toshio sato received a box containing his remains. they live in the northern prefecture of aomori. russia sent sato to a prison in siberia after the war. researchers identified his remains using dna analysis. >> translator: i want to hug my father, even if it's only his bones that came back. >> families of many americans in iraq and afghanistan wonder what happened to their bodies. the u.s. air force dumped partial remains of hundreds of serviceman in a landfill. a newspaper reported on it last month but didn't provide

especially in western hokkaido. additional 30 centimeters may be accumulating in those areas. but by tuesday, it looks like the high pressure will be dominant in much of the country and looking clear and dry for much of the country. except for tokyo and the pacific coast. southeasterly winds will be picking up the moisture we may see some precipitation starting tuesday overnight. however, looking at much of the rest of eastern continental asia, we see that it's going to be very clear and dry. some snow precipitation, patches in northeastern china, nothing too significant. taiwan and the philippines will be looking at widespread showers to be continuing there for the next several days. we have an active low pressure system affecting the eastern coast of vietnam with strong winds and showers. but the indochina peninsula inlandwise looking very dry and will be remaining dry for the next few days. tokyo, looking at 12 degrees. 6 in the sing digit s ulan bator, minus 20 degrees and hanging on to the 5s in bangkok and manila. north america, that very nice rain, nice weather in the w

potential for avalanches and also for some blowing and drifting snow to occur across tohoku as well as hokkaido into the next few days. the seas will be very rough for that northwestern seaboard as well. temperature wise, toke row 8 degrees, a couple degrees cooler than yesterday. 3 in seoul. 1234 beijing. we have minus 14 for the high in ulan bator and then in chongqing, 11 degrees, just into the double figures in shanghai and down into the tropics we're in the low 30s. okay into north america, a pacific storm here is doing some damage in terms of the wind and some heavy rain for coastal areas. in terms of the mountain snow, the rockies you could see maybe another 50 centimeters, the cascades maybe about 35 centimeters, so we have that winter storm moving in here. another couple of lows spread out across the north. these ones are not going to be as so significant in terms of precipitation, but we will be seeing in terms of the accumulation i should say, but we will be seeing some snow and also some potential for some freezing rain which if you're going to be on the roads makes for a very dange

however, hokkaido as well as the hoe tokeu region will be affected in the next 24 hours. temperature-wise, we're expecting 12 degrees in tokyo. we'll get back to sunshine this afternoon. 7 degrees in seoul and across the south 30 degrees in bangkok and 21 degrees in hong kong. heading over to europe, the northwestern portions of europe are still dealing with inclement weather. a series of low pressure systems of affecting northern europe as well as most of continental europe with heavy rain. snow as well as strong winds. particularly in the low pressure system in northern ireland, winds could hit 150 kilometers per hour today, and across the south, the north and the west coast of the iberian peninsula have been severely affected by high waves. we have some footage coming out of spain. in northern coast it has been experiencing very rough sea conditions. fishermen have been forced to tie up their boats because dangerous conditions are persisting. portugal, too, has been battered by strong coastal winds. warnings will remain in place for western portugal and northern space

potential for avalanches and also for some blowing and drifting snow to occur across tohoku as well as hokkaido into the next few days. the seas will be very rough for that northwestern seaboard as well. temperature wise, toke row 8 degrees, a couple degrees cooler than yesterday. 3 in seoul. 1234 beijing. we have minus 14 for the high in ulan bator and then in chongqing, 11 degrees, just into the double figures in shanghai and down into the tropics we're in the low 30s. okay into north america, a pacific storm here is doing some damage in terms of the wind and some heavy rain for coastal areas. in terms of the mountain snow, the rockies you could see maybe another 50 centimeters, the cascades maybe about 35 centimeters, so we have that winter storm moving in here. another couple of lows spread out across the north. these ones are not going to be as so significant in terms of precipitation, but we will be seeing in terms of the accumulation i should say, but we will be seeing some snow and also some potential for some freezing rain which if you're going to be on the roads makes for a very dange

a developing low pressure system is moving through the northern portions, bringing heavy snow to hokkaido. we're expecting up to 30 centimeters of snow by friday morning here. and this blustery conditions will likely condition for the next few days. and rain is falling across tohoku regions. some of the precipitation will change to snow starting tonight and strong winds are creating high bawaves long the coast. but a different story for the pacific side of japan. it will stay larly dry and sunny. warming up nicely in tokyo, we're expecting 16 degrees. feels like mid-november. the frigid air is coming in from the south pushing down temperatures. we're expecting minus 21 in ul am batter which is about ten degrees lower than average and zero in beijing and the same in seoul. heading over to europe, it's wet and windy again. several atlantic systems are continuously bringing very heavy precipitation as well as fierce winds. particularly windy across the areas like france, germany and poland. in northern germany, gusts could hit 115 kilometers per hour on thursday. and strong winds have been c

in japan, blowing snow conditions are occurring across hokkaido, the tohoku and hokuriku areas and hokuriku could see heavy snow, an additional 50 centimeters or more are possible in the next 24 hours and conditions will likely continue into saturday here and again, winds are very strong so that is causing very high waves along the coast here, but it's a different story for the opposite side of the country, it will remain very dry across the pacific side of japan. we are expecting 13 in tokyo, but in seoul, dipping to the freezing mark, minus 3, and 6 in shanghai, and across bangkok, we're expecting 30 degrees. heading over to the americas, it's dry across the west, but still wet in the east. a low pressure system is bringing showers across eastern canada, and the northeastern states and some lake-effect snow is possible across the eastern side of the great lakes, but that will ease in the next 24 hours in most areas, and across the south, showers are still lingering across the southern u.s., but oklahoma and texas should get drier on friday. and across the west, another round of coastal ra

it is said to contain blowing snow conditions from hokkaido down to japan starting tonight. we're talking about more than 50 centimeters of snow in the northern center and 30 centimeters in the western area in the next 24 hours. winds are going to be a big concern as well. the waves could reach seven meters along the coast tonight. in contrast, the pacific side will stay largely dry throughout the day today. heading back to our bigger picture. the korean peninsula and much of china will stay very dry and settled, but down towards the south still wet again across the philippines. an area of rain is moving into mindanao. an area stril struggling with the aftermath of tropical storm washi. so any additional rain is not good news here. across the west seasonal rain is continuing in vietnam as well as much of the peninsula. temperature wise very cold over the northern sections. we're expecting minus 17 in ulan bator and minus 5 in seoul. lower than average. tokyo will drop to the single digits starting tomorrow. still wet across the eastern seaboard, but most of the precipitation

we will see fresh snowfall in sapporo area, around hokkaido, close to about 50 centimeters in some areas're also talking about high waves of 3 to 5 meters in the western seaboards. but the pacific side, looking very clear and dry. we'll see some sunny spells in tokyo as well in the next 48 hours. tokyo staying in double digit at 12 degrees for our thursday high. minus 5 for the high in seoul on thursday. a cold wave will be hitting there as well as beijing and shanghai at 7 degrees for the thursday. on friday, it looks like it will be dropping a little bit even more. manila and bangkok staying very warm in the tropics in the low 30s. let's head over to the americas and talk about this storm that is going to be passing through new england and in towards canadian maritimes. we're talking about warm air that will be seeping in towards this system. ahead of it will be rain. most of the area and the southern areas. but north where we see snow. severe activity will be just around eastern texas. and the lower mississippi valley areas. we're not going to be even ruling out isolated tornadoes. on

and in hokkaido, lots of heavy snow to be piling up. we're talking about wet snow instead of very fresh snow. that could actually pile up to about 30 centimeters here. but the pacific side still remaining devoid from any kind of precipitation and very dry. very dry also in eastern continental asia. you'll see some haze here in southeastern asia and then central china, you'll be seeing some fog. here isolated thunderstorms, very unstable -- unsettled weather will be persisting in the philippines due to the northeastern monsoonal flow. tokyo will be seeing 11 degrees for the thursday high. manila at 31. we're talking about just that freezing point in beijing. let's head over now to north america and talk about this system coming in towards the north, the northwest. this could actually bring snow exceeding 60 centimeters in some areas. and coastal heavy rain could reach up to 200 millimeters. gusts could be strong as well. and this is an ongoing situation. so i think pacific northwest you'll be ending the 2011 with a very stormy and wet no

across japan our low pressure system is moving through the northern nation, bringing heavy snow to hokkaidowe're expecting up to 30 centimeters of snow by friday morning. blowing snow conditions are also possible here. and rain is falling by the tohoku regs. and some of the precipitation will turn to snow starting tonight. and strong winds are creating high waves along the west coast. but it's a difference for the opposite side of the country. it will stay largely dry. temperaturewise, warming up nicely in tokyo. we expect it to be 16 degrees. feels like mid november. but cold air will continue to sag southward and pushing down temperatures across china and the korean peninsula. zero degrees in seoul. and minus 21 in ulan bator, which is about ten degrees below than average. heading over to the americas, things have turned very quiet across the four corners region, but it's getting very wet and windy from ontario all the way downo texas. severe thunderstorms are possible across texas and oklahoma. and the rest of the area will see a mix of rain and snow as well as freezing rain. the system

. >> in japan's northernmost region, hokkaido, this facility serves as a reminder of the attack on pearlr. it is the ruins of one of the imperial japanese navy's transmission stations. this is believed to be one of the places where the attack order was sent the troops. local people are actively trying to save the place. >> translator: we want to revive this building for the next generation as a reminder of the horrors of war. >> we had another reminder on this day of the impact of war. a soldier finally returned home after 66 years. the surviving relatives received a box containing his remains. they live in the northern prefecture of eye more aomori. russia sent him to prison in siberia after the war. researchers identified his remains using dna analysis. >> translator: i want to hug my father even if it is only his bones that came back. >>> time is not on the side of delegates in durban. they're trying to find common ground on how the world's carbon emissions should be regulated. but the same issues that divided them going into this climate change meeting still exist. and it's looking i

hokkaido looks like they'll continue to see a little more snowfall today. down towards the southeast, showers lingering across taiwan. for philippines today, central-southern sections will be looking at more showers coming on in. as for the indochina peninsula, it will be central vietnam that picks up a few light showers. otherwise it stays quite fine and dry. 20 expected in taipei. 11 shanghai. 2 for seoul. getting back up from sub-freezing levels. tokyo at 8, about the same as monday. although we're going to expect a little more sunshine. so things may feel a little warmer during the afternoon. as for the americas, looking at this batch of clouds really spreading across the mississippi valley. we've got this low that's been trekking inland. it will continue to head in towards the northeast, bringing with it plenty of precipitation. as that heads into more of these northern areas, the midwest, mid-atlantic region, we'll start seeing it turn into icy stuff. chances of freezing rain to snow will be possible. it really combines with a separate area of snow mo

so we are talking about blizzard-like conditions for some of the areas especially towards hokkaido and the tohoku area. down towards the south we do continue to see scattered showers across areas like taiwan. then we do have a tropical depression in the south china sea, that will be the remnants of tropical storm washi that worked its way across the philippines over the weekend. it is continuing to dissipate but we still look at a little bit more moisture for areas like vietnam then across areas to the south, malaysia and indonesia will be looking at more showers. for the philippines, the northeast monsoon continues to move in bringing in a little bit more moisture, it is mostly heaviest towards the north right now. and we are starting to see heavy rain amounts being reported here. looks like you'll see more especially along this eastern side of the country and even across mindanao, showers not out of the question today. grounds are very saturated. you want to be on the watch for that. tuesday highs look like this. ' highs look like this highs lo. 22 in taipei. expecting to get up to 1