rachel ferguson joins us now from the weather desk. >> hi there. yes, the weather will be a critical factor with an event like this. conditions look very favorable. we have precipitation across the korean peninsula but mostly confined to south korea rather than north korea. north korea staying mostly dry. you were talking earlier about the five-day window starting today. thursday, friday through sunday actually conditions look pretty good. monday however will bring gusty winds and light precipitation. generally the weather doesn't look like it will be posing particularly problematic. >> thanks, rachel. u.n. security council members are working on how to respond once north korea goes ahead with the launch. u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice holds the council's rotating chair. she says members agree the launch would be a provocation. >> we think as a consequence of that, should it occur, the council will need to convene and respond credibly. >> the north launched a long-range market in 2009. the security council adopted the president's

rachel ferguson joins us now with the forecast on conditions around the site. so, rachel, what are you seeing? >> yes, indeed. north korean officials are looking at a five-day window for the launch. now the first three days, thursday, friday and saturday are going to be clear. clear skies. just a few clouds on friday. sunday, we do run into some showers but they are going to be fairly light. and then on monday, conditions will clear up. but it will be quite windy. generally, all in all it doesn't look like the weather will prove problematic for this event. >> thanks very much there. >>> south korean intelligence officials say recent satellite images show the north koreans are also preparing for a nuclear test. u.s. state department officials have called on leaders in pyongyang to abort that, too. >> we are continuing to urge all of the countries that may have influence on the dprk, most notably china, to continue to use that influence to make clear that they also disapprove of this and think it would be a bad idea and would just further isolate the dprk. >> nula

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. >>> it's time now to go to rachel ferguson for the world weather forecast. rachel, another beautiful day today. what's in store for us? >> certainly is a beautiful day here in tokyo. we're looking for 19 degrees and lots of sunshine. that is something to look forward to. however, wednesday will be a bit different. we already see showers starting to move into western japan this afternoon and then it will spread across much of the southern half of japan into wednesday. bringing strong winds along with that heavy rain. so storm conditions, high waves at either coast as well, and where that heavy snow is piled up, particularly along the northeastern coast, there is the potential for flooding to occur. also avalanches because of the snow melt. strong, warm southerly winds accompanied by the heavy rain. so it's not going to just be japan impacted by this system coming over from eastern china. it will develop over the yellow sea and also bring heavy downpours across the korean peninsula. heavy rain also for parts of bangladesh as well as northeastern india and myanm

. >>> it's time to go to rachel ferguson for the world weather forecast. >> certainly is a beautiful day here in tokyo. we're looking for 19 degrees and lots of sunshine. that is something to look forward to. however, wednesday will be a bit different. we already see showers starting to move into western japan this afternoon in kyushu, and it will spread across much of the southern half of japan into wednesday. bringing strong winds along with that heavy rain. so storm conditions, high waves at either coast as well, and where that heavy snow is piled up, particularly along the northeastern coast, there is the potential for flooding to occur. also avalanches because of the snow melt. strong, warm southerly winds accompanied by the heavy rain. so it's not just going to just be japan impacted by this system coming over from eastern china. it will develop over the yellow sea and also bring heavy downpours across the korean peninsula. heavy rain also for parts of bangladesh as well as northeastern india and myanmar, this has been a lingering system, bringing more than 100 millimeters of r

coming up, rachel ferguson with the world weather forecast. >> we will be starting off with a look at china and rain targeting the east under all of this clouds. downstream of the yellow river, it is going is it get we are ta accumulation of 50 to 100 millimeters in a 24-hour period. heading in towards the area, heavy rain and another area up towards the northeast pushing across the peninsula and coming in to japan on wednesday as well. clear skies across the peninsula and much of japan with temperatures increasing by about 10 degrees. in some places that will include tokyo and partly sunny skies with the temperature of 25 degrees for the high. a great improvement on yesterday's chilly rain. down towards the south, mostly dry across the peninsula and getting wetter towards the lake. it will be hot though in gang caulk. 39 degrees for the high. you will see pop up thunderstorms. that heat is going to be moving in as well. 28 degrees and another hot day and up into beijing. 20 for the high. however they are still under the influence of very cool air and 4 degrees for the high and much o

. >>> coming up, rachel ferguson with world weather forecast. >> hi, there. yes. we're going to be starting off with a look at china. some heavy rain targeting the east. going to be under all of this cloud. now, downstream of the yantgze and yellow rivers it's going to get pretty heavy. we're talking about accumulations of 50 to 100 millimeters in a 24-hour period. heading in toward the shanghai area, see that heavier rain moving. another area of it up toward the northeast. this is going to be pushing across the korean peninsula and coming in toward japan on wednesday as well. for the time being, clear skies across both the peninsula and also much of japan with temperatures increasing by about 10 degrees. some places that will include tokyo today looking for partly sunny skies with the temperature of 25 degrees for the high. so a great improvement on yesterday's chilly rain. down toward the south, mostly dry across the indochina peninsula, getting wetter down toward the malay peninsula. excuse me. it's going it be very hot, though, in bangkok. 39 degrees for the h

. >>> rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >> hi there. we're going to expect wet and windy days as a slow-moving system plods towards the east. the rain is not going to be too much of an issue with this pair of systems. however, the wind is really going to be very strong. we've already had reports in central and southern japan of gusts exceeding 100 kilometers per hour. that's enough to cause stctural damage and bring up the waves at the coast. now, in behind that things are clearing up for the korean peninsula and eastern china. finally after a very soggy week. there will be showers moving from mongolia to northeastern china. and a front will keep things unstable and wet. pretty stormy as well for you on the coast. things are starting to get a bit more active across indochina as well. rather than any heavy rain or large systems here it's a very very hot period at the moment. and we'll see lots of pop-up thunderstorms. that's accounting for most of this. bangkok today looking for 39 degrees. another scorching day. and many cities are expe

time to check the forecast with rachel ferguson. >> most of japan is seeing a nice, plivent day for tomorrow. however there's a chang in the weather from western japan on sunday. that's because there's quite a large mass of rain over from china. it's back down here in the southeast at the moment affecting the coast, but it will be expanding and getting a little bit heavier as well. meanwhile, heavy thunderstorms take place across indochina. it's very, very hot here, and that's really helping to cause some instability in the air. for those showers to come down during the heat of the day, up towards the north we have a low pressu system that was producing some snow for mongolia. still, very chilly in much of mongolia. however, towards the northeast rather than snow but some fairly gusty conditions with that small low moving through as well. into north america. things are very split. we have this large system coming out of the west. south of it is going to be pretty warm. in fact, temperatures up above average, but to the north of it quite a different story. a snow will be moving in towards the

. >>> rachel ferguson joins now with the forecast.was a little rainy yesterday and i was a little sad to see the pink cherry blossoms flying off. tell me it will be a nice day today. >> it is absolutely going to be a nice day today. 21 degrees and a system for tokyo and pulling away right now and leaving behind clear spring conditions. however, back across the continent, it will be a little different story. lots of rain moving into eastern china here and southeastern portions hit with pretty heavy precipitation and about 100 millimeters in a 24 hour period. a little further towards the west, bangladesh and northweste northeastern india, remember they were experiencing very heavy rain earlier in the week and lighter showers that lingered so this heavy rain is falling on already saturated land and will increase the landslides and flooding. temperature-wise, low 20s to mid-20s across the region. tokyo e, 21 and 15 in seoul and 15 in yeuland further north and 36 degrees in bangkok, a steamy day and 34 in manila. down in the southern plain

. >>> coming up next is the world weather forecast with rachel ferguson. >> good morning. many people across central japan into southern japan enjoying clear skies and sunny conditions today. however frshgs eastern japan towards the north, showers will persist with this very slow-moving system bringing gusty winds as well. things clear up into saturday and commence the golden week holiday. good news there. across the continent things say nice and dry. to the north there's a olympic come low pressure from mongolia. this one will intensify, and so some heavy showers and it will be gusty, too. down towards the south we see clearing and however things will intensify into saturday. parts of gadong province prps yourself for rain and it will be ongoing into the weekend, becoming quite widesead as well. as for indochina, we see spots of heavier rain here tooshgs, too. you can see the oranges extending into northern myanmar and bangkok at 39 degrees for the high on friday and, in fact many cities across thailand are posting temperatures exceeding the 40 degree mark. into north ame

time now to check the world weather forecast with rachel ferguson. >> hi there.es, we're sbeeg 22 degrees outside the door here in tokyo. it's going to be improved even by a few more degrees, maybe even 25 in the next couple of hours for the daytime high. however, as we head on into wednesday, there will be a change in this clear weather which is dominating much of the country. rain showers are coming. and i say showers. it's actually going to be quite heavy in some places accompanied by strong gusts which could also pick those waves up at the coast. this is the system in question. moving through eastern china right now. it's going to head across the korean peninsula and then into japan wednesday afternoon. bringing another spring storm. it's already dumping a lot of heavy rain across eastern china today. everywhere in the region between 50 and 100 millimeters in the space of 24 hours. looking pretty clear down towards the south. staying very hot in indochina. as we head now into north america, a slow-moving storm system is bringing more snow across the northeast

. >>> let's go to rachel ferguson with your world weather update. >> we've been talking about some heavy rain impacting eastern china. just in the last 24 hours, 150 millimeters of rain fell in parts of gianxhi province. a couple of systems are going to be heading over the korean peninsula into southern japan from this morning. ahead of that system, the rest of japan will be staying fairly dry, but it will be cloudy. and from thursday, we'll see that rain, the thunder and gusts accompanying it spreading across much of the country. now in behind that system, things are finally clearing up for eastern china. however, this front will be left over down across the southeastern coast. so more heavy rain to come in the next 24 hours as well as those thunderstorms. in hong kong, you'll be getting some of that today. 28 degrees for your high. a bit further south through indochin ark mostly very dry and very hot at the moment. 38 degrees for you in bangkok on wednesday. further up towards the north, 11 degrees in ulaambatur. in seoul, that system coming through and it will be bringing the temperat

. >>> time now to check the world weather forecast with rachel ferguson. >> we're going to see what's happening across asia for the weekend. here we are in eastern asia. and a beautiful day in much of japan right now. however it is set to change. already a low pressure system heading in towards western japan bringing showers in kyushu. that's going to spread into central japan over the course of the evening. and it will be a bit of a wet day on saturday. not only that, but temperatures will come down as the system allows cooler air from the north to spill in. so a jump of about 10 degrees from 22 in tokyo today down to just 13 for the high on saturday. with that wet weather. so certainly a good day to stay indoors and catch up with any chores you have pending. sunday will be back up into the low 20s and sunshine once again. something to look forward to. heavy showers move away out of southeastern china here. high pressure moves in. however, still a few lingering showers. and we really don't want any more rain here. it has been really coming down. and any additional rainfall is going t

let's turn to rachel ferguson with the world weather forecast. >> another wet day coming to tokyo and much of japan. heavy rain has been impacting eastern china for the last couple of days. now that system or a couple of systems is moving across the korean peninsula and coming in towards japan. heavy rain accompanied by strong gusts and thunder. the winds will be picking up those waves as well. now this system has been dropping very heavy rain, as i mentioned, across eastern china. we saw upwards of 100 millimeters. some places getting 150 millimeters in 24 hours. some very hefty showers. things are clearing out behind that system. however, there's a front just sweeping across the southeastern coast. so still another day of heavy rain and thunder for some of you, including those of you in hong kong. farther down towards the southeastern half of indochina looking a little unsettled. scattered thunderstorms and periods of heavy rain whereas the western half is looking dry and very hot. now into north america we go. we're still seeing the remnants of this storm. winter storm that moved a

time to check the weather with rachel ferguson. >> hi there.t's going to be raining on and off and into friday. the same goes here in to eastern tohoku. the rest of japan should look much clearer as we head on into friday. the system that's moving across at the moment has been bringing some very strong winds across central and southern japan. gusts exceeding 100 kilometers an hour. the rain, though is not quite as heavy as it was across eastern china when that system was impacting in the last couple of days. now things are looking much clearer here. good spells of sunshine. up to the north, a low coming across from mongolia. it's been bringing snow here. but as it heads into northeastern china, that precipitation will be rain. down toward the southeast, a stalled out front that's going to be keeping those thunderstorms and unstable conditions going. and lots of thunderstorms popping up across indochina as well. it's so hot here. bangkok at about 39 degrees forecast high for today. in fact, many cities reporting temperatures exceeding 40 degrees