Tropical storm Sepat is predicted to weaken to a tropical despair Tuesday night time and produce heavy rainfall throughout Tokyo and neighboring areas all through the week, the Meteorological Company stated.
Sepat, or taifū No. 2 as it’s identified in Japan, was shifting north-northwest of the Ogasawara Islands at a pace of 30 kilometers per hour early Tuesday morning. The storm’s central stress measured 1,004 hectopascals, with sustained winds of as much as 64.8 kph close to the storm’s middle and gusts reaching as much as 90 kph.
Across the Ogasawara Islands, waves have been anticipated to succeed in as excessive as 4 meters, prompting the company to difficulty alerts via Tuesday morning.
By Tuesday night, the tropical storm is predicted to weaken to a tropical despair, and is forecast to maneuver north close to the Izu Islands, bringing rain to the Kanto-Koshin area via Thursday.
Within the Kanto area, as much as 60 millimeters of rainfall is forecast over the subsequent 24 hours via 6 a.m. Wednesday, and as much as 50 mm within the Izu Islands. Comparable rainfall quantities are projected for the next 24 hours via Thursday morning.
The seasonal rain entrance has triggered heavy rain in western Japan, with Okayama, Gifu and Kagoshima prefectures experiencing round 100 mm to 120 mm of rain per hour from late Monday via early Tuesday.
The heavy rain comes after per week of utmost warmth, with temperatures hovering above 35 levels Celsius in areas equivalent to Yamanashi and Gunma prefectures.
