Weekend update- March 5/6, 2016

NWPAC outlook, 05-06 MAR

As we enter the first weekend of March, we find big changes taking place across much of the north region as colder air infiltrates the region from the northwest. The central region is warm this weekend, but will see the same changes move through during the next week. The south is on fire this weekend, with very hot temperatures throughout. The tropics remain mostly quiet with no real action on the horizon.

NORTH

Very warm air has been pumped in from the south ahead of a strong storm system currently moving through the region. This storm system will bring wintry precipitation and colder temperatures to the northernmost reaches of the region, while areas father south will just see some rain with a cool-down to more normal temperatures. Higher elevations of Korea and northern Japan could see some snowfall as the front moves through. The westernmost portion of the region will see temperatures rebound a bit, ahead of the next, colder, push of Siberian air, scheduled to make its way through the region starting on Monday.

CENTRAL

Warm air has also settled over the central region as the newest storm system moving through pulls the humid, tropical air to the north. Temperatures will hold mostly steady over the region this weekend as the current storm system moves through and dries the air out a bit, before a significant cool-down next week. Clouds and showers will plague the southernmost parts of the region, spreading eastward through the weekend.

 SOUTH

Temperatures are dangerously high across much of Indochina this weekend as the tropical heat and humidity build across the peninsula. Temperatures will peak near 37C (99F) across interior portions of the area, albeit a bit cooler closer to the coasts. Very warm air will also settle over the Philippines as the easterly flow raises the humidity levels. Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia will see a chance of thunderstorms during the peak of afternoon heating through the weekend, while the remainder of the region will see just a few scattered clouds amidst the intense early spring sunshine.

TROPICS

Moisture is slowly building across the tropics as fewer intrusions of drier continental air make their way into the region. The northernmost islands of the region will still deal with a bit of energy from the north, with windy conditions and a few scattered showers, while island groups within the weak I.T.C.Z. (Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone) will see mostly fair weather, with an occasional isolated shower here and there.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Courtesy: CIMSS, Tropical Tidbits, Weather.com, Intellicast, MeteoEarth