Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region

Tropical storm activity over the Western Pacific will relax on Sunday. Typhoon Lupit will continue to lose strength and start to take a northerly turn. It will decrease to a tropical storm with winds gusting up to 73 mph (117 kph), and is expected to continue producing strong storms with periods of heavy rainfall over the South China Sea and the northern Philippines. To the east, flow around Lupit will create a warm front that will extend to southern Japan. This will push light and scattered showers over Tokyo.
South of this system, Neki continues spinning west of Hawaii. Landfall is not expected and the system will continue to lose strength as it moves over cooler waters. Tropical storm strength winds with gusts up to 73 mph (117 kph) are anticipated with wave heights near 15 feet (4.5 meters).
In China, high pressure dominating the country’s weather will allow for warm, dry and mild weather on Sunday. In South Korea, Seoul may see a few clouds as moisture moves in from the south, but rain is not expected. In Australia, a trough of lower pressure will develop over the east and pull abundant moisture in from the Pacific Ocean, triggering scattered showers and thunderstorms in Sydney. The rest of the country will remain warm and dry as high pressure dominates the weather.

Associated Press
2009-10-24 11:21 AM