NWPAC outlook, 20 APR
Very warm weather settles into the north region as clouds and showers affect parts of the central region. The heat in the south has declined, but spread out a bit while the tropics keep acting like they’re in a library or something.
NORTH
A compact storm system is moving through parts of northeastern China and eastern Russia today, bringing along a few clouds and showers as it tracks to the east. Temperatures on either side of the weather system are warm, with the warmest conditions yet this season settling in over Mongolia and northern China. The weather is fine in Japan to the east, but as you travel to the west, general cloudiness takes over in portions of Korea and northeastern China, with rain falling a bit farther south along the east coast of China.
| City |
High Temp C (F) |
Low Temp C (F) |
Conditions |
| Ulaanbaatar |
18 (64) |
-5 (23) |
Partly Cloudy |
| Vladivostok |
11 (52) |
-3 (27) |
Partly Cloudy |
| Beijing |
28 (82) |
9 (48) |
Partly Cloudy |
| Seoul |
19 (66) |
11 (52) |
Cloudy |
| Tokyo |
18 (64) |
14 (57) |
Fair |
| Xi’an |
27 (81) |
9 (48) |
Partly Cloudy |
| Shanghai |
22 (72) |
17 (63) |
Rain |
CENTRAL
Unsettled weather plagues much of the central region, as a developing storm system over China becomes a focusing mechanism for moisture and instability. Conditions in the eastern portion of the region will be good, but as you travel to the west and south, widespread cloudiness abounds, with a chance of thunderstorms possible in southern China and northern Vietnam during the peak of afternoon heating.
| City |
High Temp C (F) |
Low Temp C (F) |
Conditions |
| Kunming |
19 (66) |
10 (50) |
Thunderstorms |
| Hong Kong |
26 (79) |
23 (73) |
Cloudy |
| Taipei |
29 (84) |
22 (72) |
Partly Cloudy |
| Iwo To |
26 (79) |
21 (70) |
Partly Cloudy |
| Hanoi |
28 (82) |
23 (73) |
Sctd Thunderstorms |
SOUTH
Overall, the intense heat in parts of the south has declined just a bit, however, dangerous heat indices are prevalent in a wider area as locations which have not seen intense temperatures thus far watch the mercury climb to hazardous levels. Indochina will once again be the hot spot, and the heat will not be restricted to just inland locations today. To the south, clouds and showers will affect parts of the southern Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia as tropical moisture gets a lift from the hot afternoon sun.
| City |
High Temp C (F) |
Low Temp C (F) |
Conditions |
| Siem Reap |
37 (99) |
27 (81) |
Partly Cloudy |
| Ho Chi Minh |
38 (100) |
27 (81) |
Fair |
| Manila |
36 (97) |
26 (79) |
Fair |
| Davao City |
33 (91) |
24 (75) |
Periods of Rain |
| Brunei |
34 (93) |
27 (81) |
Fair |
| Singapore |
32 (90) |
27 (81) |
Thunderstorms |
TROPICS
The tropics remain quiet, with no organized activity present. Normal moisture levels abound across the region, and we only have a couple of weak easterly waves in the region, sliding slowly to the west along the weak I.T.C.Z. (Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone), so, conditions look to remain quiet for the foreseeable future. General afternoon cloudiness, along with a few showers and scattered thunderstorms, are on tap across the entire region today.
| City |
High Temp C (F) |
Low Temp C (F) |
Conditions |
| Guam |
32 (90) |
26 (79) |
Fair |
| Yap |
34 (93) |
26 (79) |
Scattered Showers |
| Palau |
30 (86) |
26 (79) |
Thunderstorms |
| Chuuk |
29 (84) |
26 (79) |
Thunderstorms |
| Pohnpei |
29 (84) |
24 (75) |
Thunderstorms |
| Majuro |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
Scattered Showers |
| Wake |
26 (79) |
24 (75) |
Partly Cloudy |
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Courtesy: CIMSS, Tropical Tidbits, Intellicast, WUnderground.com, MeteoEarth
April 20, 2016 
