asia, and we're talking about largely dry conditions that extend across china even through the indochina peninsula as well as for the korean peninsula and japan, too, not looking too bad here, especially for southern areas as wells pacific side. fairly dry conditions continue with quite a bit of sunshine as well. now, for the western flank of the country, again, we're still looking at more moisture coming in off the sea of japan, so there is a lot of wintry precipitation to be found, a lot more snow in the works and it is being accompanied by gusty conditions. 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 l

the indochina peninsula looks to be largely dry now. vietnam will showers. that will be in part due to our tropical depression in the south china sea. now washi has since weakened but for the philippines we're looking at a lot of monsoonal throw going on in. a lot of precipitation along the eastern coastline. northern areas in particular are starting to report heavier rain amounts in the past 24 hours. chances are scattered showers will be high for any part of the country. so areas in particular dealing with the aftermath of the tropical storm system washi. you do want to watch out for any additional showers. tuesday's highs. we're looking at 10 in tokyo. 19 hong kong. then heating up to 31 in bangkok. over towards the americas, we are looking at plenty of activity moving through the mid-section of the united states. snow has been back in the southwest. central plains states. while in the south here across texas and towards oklahoma, showers and even some severe weather impacting the region. tonight it is on the move, however. looks like rain will spread int

asia, and we're talking about largely dry conditions that extend across china even through the indochina peninsula as well as for the korean peninsula and japan, too, not looking too bad here, especially for southern areas as well as pacific side. fairly dry conditions continue with quite a bit of sunshine as well. now, for the western flank of the country, again, we're still looking at more moisture coming in off the sea of japan, so there is a lot of wintry precipitation to be found, a lot more snow in the works and it is being accompanied by gusty conditions. 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

but otherwise dry picture for the indochina peninsula. just the southern tip here that picks up on showers. indonesia gets a little bit wetter. sri lanka and over the southern tip of india looking wet again today. today talking about isolated showers and down pours. things are going to be looking wet again. and that does follow several days of steady rainfall. so trying to accumulate. ground's getting well saturated. you do want to watch out for flooding as well as landslides. looking for dry skies around much of china. may have lighter flurries forming in the northeast corner here. but they shouldn't be too heavy. for japan also looking at largely sunny skies across the country even northern areas have been seen all that snow the past few days. it is starting to ease and the winds should die down as well. but then into wednesday, we'll start seeing showers form. this time along the pacific side of southern japan. highs on tuesday looking like this in chongqing. tokyo high of 12 degrees with partly cloudy skies. little bit cooler than yes

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 weekend all turning this week starting monday. we're going to be tracking this system. this winter storm. a strong upper level low, which is a low-moving system that's going to be packing up the rain in southern california, and towards arizona and new mexico, in the higher elevations especially in and around the sierras is all going to be snow piling up. total could be about 20 to 40 centimeters in some areas and then that system will also bring freezing rain in the central plains. a freezing drizzle and freezing rain apparent here in the great lakes, and driving conditions are going to be very dangerous there. southeastern coast, just around florida, that ongoing showers finally tapering off into our monday night. now, seattle, at 4 degrees. in and around oregon and washington, where alerted against a

then in towards the indochina peninsula. it's vietnam that's looking particularly wet in central sections will be at risk for some locally heavy downpours. as for highs on monday, really starting to look seasonal. 3 for your high in beijing. remaining at 6 in seoul. 14 for tokyo, though, with some nice sunshine during the daytime. 15 in shanghai and expecting 21 for taipei. north america, it is the eastern side of the u.s. and canada will be looking at wet weather. long frontal system in here right in towards eastern canada. along it we will be talking about ample amounts of moisture, especially for this southern-central sections, talking about especially heavy rainfall. downpours could trigger flash flooding so risks will be high tonight. keep an eye on local watches and warnings. behind this rain band we're looking at snow falling over the rockies and that could get heavy at times. west coast here fine and dr although california, especially southern california, will need to watch out for dry conditions and strong winds onc

southern islands of japan, but otherwise across much of china, the korean peninsula, and even the indochina peninsulay dry as does japan, for the most part it is going to be looking at the quite a bit of sunshine over the course of today. it's just this northwestern flank here that will see moisture coming in off the sea of japan and that will be cold rainfall as well as snow, although it does look like it's going to taper off as we head into the evening hours. as for highs on monday, expecting 14 in tokyo, so warm sunshine should make you feel pretty mild in the afternoon. as for seoul, highs in the single digits at 6, also the same in beijing. shanghai at 10 and 20 degrees expected in taipei. towards the america, things are going to get more active out towards the west. we have this low set to move on to southern california that's really going to show signs of developing in the next couple of days. we can see it spreads into the four corners region and this will include persistent snow -- rainfall i should say along the coastline, while for the upper elevations we will be talking about snow falling

and also eastern indochina peninsula, as well as bangkok. the winds are picking up just around this area, so we may see some waves that are going to be high, about three meters high. compared to last week, it's not too bad, but we want you to stay away from the coastal areas if possible. tokyo at 9 degrees, staying in the single digit, seoul as well at 3 degrees. talking about in the tropics, manila at 29, and bangkok at 30 degrees. now let's head over to north america and talk about what's happening here. we've got a trio of frontal system just one after another actually. so people in the pacific northwest, it looks like 2011 you're going to be ending on a wet and stormy note there. gusty conditions, coastal heavy rain and mountain snow to be seen there. out towards the east, this is what we're talking about. well severe weather here, atlantic coast. carolinas and georgia. you may be seeing some isolated thunderstorms. wherever you see the green is all going to be rain, coastal moisture is surging up here. heavy rain to be seen just from oh

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 moving through eastern canada. this entire corner of canada and the u.s. u.s. will be looking at much more wintry conditions the next 24 hours. as for the pacific northwest, things do stay unsettled again today. we've gotten continuing moisture impacti

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 moving through eastern canada. this entire corner of canada and the u.s. u.s. will be looking at much more wintry conditions the next 24 hours. as for the pacific northwest, things do stay unsettled again today. we've gotten continuing moisture impacti

across the indochina peninsula, remaining very wet across vietnam and turning wet again across southern thailand. a large high pressure system is creating very dry and chilly weather across most of china. the exception is this inland area. showers will develop today. and across japan, 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 a

indochina peninsula, as well. maybe vietnam picking up on a few showers. wetter for the philippines for the central and southern end with chances of heavier, locally heavier downpours and areas recovering from the flooding of the tropical storm last week. so you want to watch out for the additional amounts of rain. as for temperatures on monday, looking at 30 degrees expected in manila. 9 in shanghai. tokyo, too, up to 8 degrees. that's seasonal and looking at quite a bit of sunshine here. over towards the americas and for the u.s., rain will be moving up through the mississippi valley tonight. and that will be really spreading over lower and central sections of the valley here. possibly introducing some thunderstorm activity, as well. to the north of that, a couple of snow showers moving through this eastern end of canada and then more looking to spread in the next 24 hours, as well. for the pacific northwest, coastal areas continue to see showers and strong winds while upper elevations will be looking at a little bit more snowfall. 7 for your high in van