Yuumi Hirano
Tobactor storms are affecting parts of Asia. Our meteorologist Yumi Hirano has the details. Storm Matmo made landfall in the northern Philippines on Friday morning. Strong winds and downpours are likely to persist during Friday. The system is expected to intensify into typhoon and will hit southern China over the weekend. It could be the fourth storm making landfall in southern China in just a month. The total rainfall could exceed 300 mm in Hainan. Downpours are also likely in northern Vietnam, causing possible flooding. For the north, low pressure and frontal systems are moving toward Japan. The heaviest rainfall is expected in western Japan, especially in Nagasaki prefixure from Friday night to early Saturday morning. Showers are also likely to expand into eastern Japan, including Tokyo on Saturday. Finally, in Europe, former hurricane Gabrielle has developed again as a low pressure system is now bringing snowfall to the Balkans. Early season snow in Bosnia surprised many locals, including tourists on Thursday. The country experienced one of their hottest summers on record, so the cold weather was very welcomed. Temperatures rapidly dropped to negative -4 bringing about 20 cmters of snow. This caused some minor disruptions. So the first snowfall of the season has turned into heavy snow in some areas. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall is also expected in lowlying areas in parts of Greece and Romania. For the west, another storm system is approaching the British Isles. So, stormy conditions are likely in London, but sunny skies are expected in Lisbon and Madrid. That’s it for now. Have a nice weekend. [Music]