World Weather for Sunday  July  6  2008
 
Middle East:   wave of low pressure will be positioned over eastern Pakistan. Rainfalls of 5 to 10 mm will be likely over areas to the east of Islamabad. Elsewhere, onshore winds from the Arabian Sea will lead to an influx of moisture and a few scattered showers over central and western portions of Yemen. A ridge of high pressure will extend from the United Arab Emirates northeast across the Persian Gulf to northern Iran. This setup will result in sunny, super hot weather from eastern Saudi Arabia and southern Iraq east to central portions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Over the north, the jet stream will induce a few minor showers over portions of Armenia and Azerbaijan. All other areas will be quiet including Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. Highs will reach 38C in Damascus with full sunshine, 44C in Kandahar with full sunshine, and a hot 45C in Kuwait City with abundance of sunshine.

Europe:   Two separate areas of low pressure will be affecting the weather over the European continent. One storm system will be positioned over western European Russia. The second will be located over Ireland. The eastern storm system will combine the two branches of the upper-level jet stream to produce 10 to 20 mm rainfalls. The rains will stretch from southern Finland south across Estonia, Latvia, western European Russia, and Ukraine to northeastern Romania. The storm system over the west will produce similar amounts of rain over northern France, Ireland, England, and Scotland. Ridges of high pressure will be located over central Norway and over the Adriatic Sea. Sunny weather will dominate the rest of the continent as a result. Temperatures will be quite cool over northwestern European Russia and over northern Finland. Temperatures will be warm over Italy and over other areas adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea. Highs will reach 15C in Stockholm with fair skies, 24C in Kiev with some rain likely, and 28C in Rome with morning clouds giving way to some afternoon sunshine.

United States and Canada:   Two troughs will be located over Indiana and over the state of Maryland. Rainfalls of 5 to 15 mm will cover many areas in between including Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Maryland. Onshore winds from the Gulf of Mexico will lead to 10 mm rainfalls over portions of Florida, western Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and eastern Texas. A storm system will be positioned along the Saskatchewan and Manitoba border with a cold front extending southwest across eastern Wyoming. Rainfalls of 5 to 10 mm are likely over Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and North Dakota. Some heavy thunderstorms are indicated for southwestern portions of Texas. Showers are also likely over the southern third of British Columbia, especially over the western areas. An elongated ridge of high pressure will extend inland from the Pacific Ocean to cover southern California, Arizona, and Utah. Sunny, warm to hot weather will dominate the rest of the central and western areas of the United States. Highs will reach 23C in Halifax with variable cloudiness and a few afternoon showers, 27C in San Diego with full sunshine, and 28C in Chicago with a few showers likely.

Asia:   Small storms will be located over coastal, northeast China and over eastern Manchuria. This setup will result in light rain showers over North Korea, northeast China, northern Japan, and much of Manchuria. To the west, a weak trough will be tracking east across northern Mongolia with a few light showers expected there as well. A ridge of high pressure will extend from southern Japan southwest across Taiwan to the northern Philippines with fair skies resulting over most areas. A pair of trough will be tracking east across southern China with 10 to 20 mm rainfalls likely over Hong Kong, northern Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Thailand, and northern Singapore. Temperatures will be mild across the extreme northern regions of the continent and warm over all other areas. Highs will reach 29C in Singapore with variable cloudiness and a few thunderstorms, 30C in Manila with a mix of sun and clouds with just the chance for an afternoon shower, and a hot 41C in Beijing with morning showers followed by some afternoon clearing.

Africa:   A ridge of high pressure will be dominant over Algeria with fine weather resulting over most northern regions of the continent. Small waves of low pressure will be located along the Niger and Chad border and along the Mauritania and Mali border. Some light rain will result for those areas and for southern portions of Algeria. Pockets of heavier, 15 to 30 mm rainfall are likely over western portions of the continent including over Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast. Similar areas of heavy rain are expected over western Ethiopia. Rainfalls of 10 to 15 mm will cover many areas in between including Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, southern Chad, and northern Congo. Surface and upper-level areas of high pressure will be dominant over southern Africa with a few showers confined to the southeastern coastline of South Africa. Highs will reach 21C in Addis Ababa with some heavy rain likely, 22C in Casablanca with full sunshine, and 24C in Harare, also with abundance of sunshine.
 
Australia and New Zealand:  A large area of surface and upper-air high pressure will be drifting east from coastal South Australia to Victoria. Fine weather will continue to dominate most regions of the country. A weak trough will be tracking north along the coastline of New South Wales with a few showers expected. A new trough will be approaching the far southwest with some rain and rather gusty winds indicated for the Perth region of Western Australia. Temperatures will be mild across the entire country. Rainy conditions will continue over New Zealand's North Island as brighter, colder air spreads North across the South Island. A few showers will be confined to the Dunedin area of the South Island with the jet stream in place. Highs will reach 15C in Sydney with variable cloudiness and a few morning showers, 17C in Perth with breezy, showery conditions, and 31C in Darwin with lots of sun.
 
South America:   An area of surface high pressure will be positioned along the Peru and Bolivia border with fine weather indicated for those two countries as well as for much of Brazil, northern Chile, northern Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. A rather potent storm system will be located over central Argentina with 10 to 15 mm rainfalls expected there and over central portions of Chile. Temperatures will be quite cold across the southern fringe of both countries. Patchy 5 to 10 mm rainfalls will affect portions of Ecuador, southern Venezuela, and Colombia. A weak trough will be shifting from São Paulo north to around Rio de Janeiro with a few wind-driven showers expected. All other areas will be quiet. Highs will reach 20C in São Paulo with a few morning showers followed by afternoon clearing, 24C in Santiago with showers likely, and 26C in Caracas with mostly sunny skies.