our meteorologist sayaka mori joins us now with the details. sayaka. >> yes, spring and summer are the rainy seasons for northeast asia. it's called sinyu in japanese and meyu in chinese. during this time of year a frontal system forms and that caususes days of heavy rain. unlike monsoonal showers the rain is longlasting, sometimes it continues for weeks and this year the rainy season has been very activive espspially over china. we have video c coming out of several places of the country. heavy rain has poured through southern areas of china, l leadg to majajor f flooding f for r r there. in guizhou province up to 118 millimeters of rain fell in one hour on wednesday according to 'roid reuters. in jianxi province more thanle,000 people had to be evacuated due to heavy downpopours. now t the frontal system will likely affect the yangtze river basin and surrounding areas going into the weekend. some areas may see over 150 millimeters. the risk of the flooding and landslides will remain very high into the weekend. yesterday more than kyushu was hi

sayaka mori joins us now with the details. sayaka? >> yes. sand from the sahara desert is now covering parts of the atlantic ocean. these yellowish clouds are the saharan dust. the dust that reached parts of the caribbean islands. this is seasonal phenomenon from spring to autumn but this time it's severe. said to be the worst in 50 years or so. very low visibility and hazardous air quality are pounding parts of the caribbean islands at this moment. strong easterly winds in the upper atmosphere are carrying the sand from the africa and that is now over the gulf of mexico. it'll likely make its way towards the north thanks to the southerly winds. it'll likely reach the southeastern united states including texas by thursday. this could lead to beautiful sunsets but at the same time it could lead to breathing problelems. so be careful.l. let't's go to europe.. a m mini heat w wave is poundnd part o of the wewest. take a l look at thiss video fr spain. people are flocking to the beaches. warm air from africa with the first heat wave of ththe summ

our meteorologist sayaka mori joins us with the details. >> yes, yoshi, the rainy season ended in okinawa1 days earlier than normal. the period of the rainy season was much shorter this year in okinawa, but the amount was a lot. we've got nearly one meeting of rainfall in just 30 days or so. that's four times the average. so lots of heavy rainfall have hit okinawa. now the seasonal rain band has shifted to the north, especially hoke queue reek queue will experience the heaviest rainfall into the weekend, maybe 150 meters of rainfall that could lead to flooding and landslides. the rain will spread to the north. let's go to europe. we can see clouds spipinning ne france. this stormrm system has cold ai in the upperer atmosphere. this is going to cause h heavy snowfall in the alpine region. one water spout in italy and also flooding rainfall in corsica. take a look at this footage. thunderstorms and flash flooding have battered the capital city of corsica. people posted videos on social media showing cars stuck in water. almost 120 millimeters of rain fell on wednesday night. that's six time

. >>> our meteorologist sayaka mori joins us with the forecast. >> it looks like sunny weather will continuento the majority of wednesday but rain will return on wednesday night. that may continue into thursday morning. yes, it isn't the rainy season but we will see a spell of nice break in the rainy weather at least for the next 24 hours or so. same goes for western japan. the seasonal frontal system is now in the soigt, allowing drier air across western japan. dry and hot conditions will continue at least into wednesday. we have a low over china. that is expected to hit the korean peninsula on wednesday, cooler conditions expected. it will affect western japan on thursday as well as friday. temperatures are going to be 31 in shanghai with the chance for severe thunderstorms. seoul at 25, but it was hot on monday. the high rise to 35 degrees. it's going to be much cooler as we go into wednesday. tokyo at 27. we might see rainfall in the evening hours. and then it's the rainy season with a 34 for the high in manila. over the weekend we saw impressive footage coming out of sydney. thick fog c

. >>> time now for world weather with our meteorologist sayaka mori. people in tokyo had a sunny but windy day wednesday. when will the rainy season start in tokyo? >> the rainy season will likely start in tokyo on thursday. that's tomorrow. the gloomy season has already begun in western japan. also saw the onset to the season two to three days later than normal. we've got lots of heavy rainfall on the menu for the west. for the next 48 hours, we may see up to 400 millimeters of rainfall. again, rain will spread towards the east starting on thursday. it was the last day before the wet period. tokyo had the high of 31.4 making it the warmest day of the years so far. the hottest region of the nation was the tohoku region which is typically cool. the high rose to about 36 degrees in portions of the fukushima prefecture. that's a record for the month of june. temperatures will plunge to the 20s thanks to the rainy weather for many places in japan. it looks like the rainy season will likely end soon in the okinawa region. now let's go to australia. fog caus

meteorologist sayaka mori joins us with the forecast. >> the rainy front has shifted to the south, aligningry air to be over western japan. wet weather over the southern areas of the country. okinawa experienced 110 millimeters of rain in a space of only one hour. now, we will continue to see rainy weather across okinawa because the front will continue to sit here for a while. the attached low has brought rainy weather to central japan, including tokyo. this is a slow mover, preventing this low to move to the east. it'll likely bring more rainfall into tuesday morning into the tokyo area. temperatures are going to be on the cooler side in tokyo again on tuesday. 24 for the high. it is four degrees higher than today. however, it is cooler than average. it is going to be warming up to the 30 degree mark starting on your wednesday. naha should be out of the rainy season, but you'll see a spell of rainy weather throughout the week. sapporo will see warming up temperatures, 24 for the high on tuesday. heavy rainfall has hit the ivory coast. nearly 260 millimeters of rain fell in 48 hours. half o

our meteorologist sayaka mori joins us now with the details. >> food can be damaged easily because ofigh temperatures. be careful of food poisoning. today it began in northern kyushu. for central japan it was three days later than normal. northern tohoku is the only place that hasn't seen the rainy season yet. hokkaido doesn't have a seseaso. you can see a wide a area of r stretching from the wes t to th north. thee heaviestt rain n has falle kyushuhu. record-breaking heavy rainfall has hit parts of central japan. 72 millimeters in three hours in kanazawa. the heaviest rain will likely fall into friday. 180 millimeters could fall. for central japan, especially tokyo, y you might see heavy rainfall in the morningnghours. let's go to north america. it's dry, hot and windy. conditions are favorable for wildfires in california. take a look at this footage from the los angeles area. scorching temperatures and the santa ana winds have been creating perfect weather conditions for wildfires. some 200 firefighterers and wat dropping helelicoptersrs fought blaze on wednesday. a record high of 3

our meteorologist sayaka mori joins us now with the details. >> yes, yoshi.he eye of t tropical stormm cristobal hitit louisiaiana sun evening. before the landfall, there was a tornado in orlando.. this is s the footage of the twister.r. local mededia reported some dame to homes and blackouts. the tornado started as a waterspout over a lake and moved inland. the wind speed reached 170 kilometers per hour. fortunately, no injuries havave been reported. there is still a concern for more isolated tornadoes across the gulf course. we have cristobal, a tropical depression, so it is on the weakening trend. it'll likely move to the north. the lower mississippi valley could see 380 millimeters. life-threatening flooding is possible in the south. the remnants of cristobal will head to the lower great lakes region on wednesday, then move across eastern places of canada, as well. ma areas will receive lots of heavy rainfall. during the weekend, another phenomenon called a derago h hi the west. heavy rainfall moving to the north. heavy rain andnd lotss of w wd damage wer

our meteorologist sayaka mori joins us now with the forecast. >> the rainy season began two weeks agon northern kyushu, the heaviest rain of the season pounding places o off kyushuu earlier this momorning. take a look at this video. parts of nagasaki pre frek tour saw nearly 100 millimeters of rain in just one hour. earlier this morning about 100,000 people were advised to flee their homes. the riskk of landslides reached the highest in parts of northern kyushu. take a l look at this radar. this is radar for 12 hours. lots of heavy rainfall fellln several places. 284 millimeters fell in 24 hours in sasebo. the all time record and nearly half of the rainfall for june. the system that caused the heavy rain is over the sea. it will likely move down towards the south once again tonight into friday morning. more rain is possible. we might see nearly 150 millimeters of rainfall for the next 24 hours or so. not just the west, northern japan will see torrential rainfall plus thunderstorms. heavy rain can be accompanied by hail plus tornadoes. don't try to drive through flooded roadways. tempe