World Weather for Tuesday February 7 2012
 
Middle East:  A ridge of high pressure will extend from western Yemen north across the western regions of Saudi Arabia. Fine, warming weather is indicated for many western sections of the Middle East. In the meantime, temperatures will be turning considerably cooler over eastern regions. Cold air will encompass eastern Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and northern Pakistan. A few snow showers will brush the eastern Afghanistan and eastern Pakistan border. Elsewhere, a trough will be moving onshore over far western Turkey with 10 to 15 mm rainfalls likely. Highs will reach 3 in Kabul with variable cloudiness and a few snow showers, 14 in Homs with mostly sunny skies, and 30 in Jeddah with lots of sun.
 
Europe:   Seasonably mild temperatures will dominate the British Isles, western France, Spain, and Portugal. All locations to the north and to the east will be rather cold. A ridge of high pressure will extend from England northeast to the northern fringe of the Baltic Sea. Some snow shower activity is likely over coastal Norway and interior Sweden. Storm systems will be positioned over the Black Sea and southern Greece. Areas of rain and even some snow are expected over Bulgaria, the Balkans, and Greece. Highs will reach -15 in Riga with mostly cloudy skies, -11 in Stockholm with clouds and some limited sunshine, and -6 in Bucharest with a few snow flurries.
 
United States and Canada:   A storm system will be positioned over eastern North Carolina with 10 to 15 mm rainfalls extending from New Jersey and Maryland southwest across the Virginias and the Carolinas to parts of Georgia, Alabama, and northern Florida. Some shower activity is likely along the immediate coastal belts of northern California, British Columbia, Washington State, and Oregon. Fair weather high pressure will be positioned over Saskatchewan with the a ridge extending from Alberta southeast to New Mexico. All other parts of North America will experience quiet conditions. Temperatures will be seasonally milder over the west and the south and rather cold over central and eastern Canada and over the northeastern United States. Highs will reach -8 in Montreal with a mix of sun and clouds, 9 in Seattle with fair skies, and 17 in Dallas with partial sunshine.
 
Asia:   A wave of low pressure will be positioned over northern Japan with a cold front extending southwest to Taiwan. Showers will affect central and southern China and many portions of central Japan. Areas of high pressure will be positioned over inland central China and over the Mongolia and China border. Fair, rather cold weather will continue to govern most location from Shanghai to the north. Minor showers will dot eastern Thailand, northern Vietnam, northern Laos, and the northern Philippines. Highs will reach -1 in Beijing with partly sunny skies, 10 in Tokyo where it will be breezy with a few scattered showers, and 20 in Hong Kong with scattered showers along with some sunshine.
 
Africa:   A pair of troughs will be swinging east across the north central coastline all Africa. Cool temperatures and showers will continue to affect the immediate coastal belts of Libya, Algeria, and Tunisia. A ridge of high pressure will be positioned over the Horn of Africa with fine weather expected over all other northern regions of the continent. Scattered thunderstorms are expected over Gabon, western Zambia, southern Namibia, and southeastern South Africa. Lesser showers will affect parts of Zimbabwe, Madagascar, and Tanzania. Highs will reach 13 in Algiers where it will be rather windy with showers, 27 in Johannesburg with a mix of sun and clouds along with the risk for a shower, and 35 in Khartoum where it will be sunny and breezy.
 
Australia and New Zealand:   A trough will be positioned along the central, eastern coastline of Australia. Showers will extend from Sydney and Canberra north to around Brisbane. Isolated showers will stretch from the Cape York Peninsula west across the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Darwin region. Other sections of Australia will be quiet. Temperatures will be mild over the southern third of the country and warm to hot farther north. A few minor showers are expected over New Zealand but most locations with experience quiet, mild weather. Highs will reach 18 in Christchurch with variable cloudiness and the risk for a brief shower, 29 in Brisbane with showers likely, and 34 in Perth with partial sunshine.
 
South America:   A trough will positioned over the northern Chile and Argentina border with a few scattered showers and thunderstorms expected over northern Chile and northern Argentina. Other central and southern regions of the continent will be very quiet in the main. A few thunderstorms will target the Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro areas of southeastern Brazil. Scattered thunderstorms are also expected over interior parts of Venezuela and Colombia as well as over much of Peru. Minor showers will brush far western and far northern regions of Brazil but the vast majority of Brazil will be quiet. Temperatures will ne mild to warm over the northern two-thirds of the continent and mild over most of the south. Highs will reach 23 in Bogota with variable cloudiness and the risk for a minor shower, 28 in Montevideo with partial sunshine, and 31 in Recife with a mix of sun and clouds.