Umbrellas ‘bloom’ in December skies: Expect more gloom and rain next week
Outside the prefectural government building people rush home under their umbrellas. Photographed by Yasuhide Matayoshi around 5:30 p.m. on December 9, in Naha City.
December 10, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa region has been experiencing cloudy skies since the beginning of December. The Okinawa Meteorological Observatory expects more cloudy and rainy days than usual for about a month between December 5 and January 4, 2021. The sunshine duration is expected to be about the same or lower than usual. High atmospheric pressures over the continent extending out to Okinawa and a trough of low atmospheric pressure are cited as factors.