9月くがつに入はいっても暑あつさ続つづく各地かくちで危険きけんな暑あつさ予想よそう熱中症ねっちゅうしょうの対策たいさくを

Even on the first day of September, temperatures are rising in various regions, and dangerous heat is expected in Kanto-Koshin, Tokai, Hokuriku, and Kinki.

Please continue to take thorough precautions against heatstroke.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, despite the 31st being the last day of August, the highest temperature in Nagoya reached exactly 40 degrees Celsius, marking the ninth day this year with temperatures of 40 degrees or higher in Japan—a new record.

It is expected to remain sunny and hot across eastern and western Japan, as a high-pressure system covers the area. The daytime high temperatures are forecast to reach a dangerous 38°C in cities such as Kumagaya Saitama Prefecture, Nagoya, Toyama, Toyooka Hyogo Prefecture, and Maizuru Kyoto Prefecture. In addition, temperatures are expected to reach 37°C in Saitama, Okayama, Fukui, Hita Oita Prefecture, Gifu, and Yamagata, and 36°C in central Tokyo, Nagano, Niigata, Fukushima, Osaka, and Matsuyama, with extremely hot days predicted in many places.

A heatstroke alert has been issued in 35 prefectures from Tohoku to Okinawa on the 1st, as the risk of heatstroke is extremely high.

▽Yamagata Prefecture ▽Fukushima Prefecture ▽Ibaraki Prefecture ▽Gunma Prefecture ▽Saitama Prefecture ▽Tokyo 23 wards and Tama area ▽Chiba Prefecture ▽Kanagawa Prefecture ▽Yamanashi Prefecture ▽Shizuoka Prefecture ▽Aichi Prefecture ▽Mie Prefecture ▽Niigata Prefecture ▽Toyama Prefecture ▽Ishikawa Prefecture ▽Fukui Prefecture ▽Shiga Prefecture ▽Kyoto Prefecture ▽Hyogo Prefecture ▽Wakayama Prefecture ▽Hiroshima Prefecture ▽Shimane Prefecture ▽Tottori Prefecture ▽Tokushima Prefecture ▽Kagawa Prefecture ▽Ehime Prefecture ▽Kochi Prefecture ▽Fukuoka Prefecture ▽Oita Prefecture ▽Nagasaki Prefecture ▽Saga Prefecture ▽Kumamoto Prefecture ▽Miyazaki Prefecture ▽Kagoshima Prefecture excluding the Amami region ▽Okinawa Main Island region in Okinawa Prefecture Please take thorough measures against heatstroke, such as spending time in cool environments by properly using air conditioners, replenishing water and salt, and taking frequent breaks when working outdoors.

Northern Japan: Unstable atmospheric conditions expected; risk of extremely heavy localized rain. Meanwhile, due to warm and moist air flowing toward the front and low pressure system, the atmosphere over northern Japan is expected to become very unstable through the 2nd, with the possibility of extremely heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms in some areas.

The amount of rainfall in the 24 hours until the morning of the 2nd is expected to be up to 120 millimeters in Hokkaido and 100 millimeters in Tohoku. In the 24 hours until the morning of the 3rd, up to 120 millimeters is expected in Tohoku.

Be alert for landslides, flooding in low-lying areas, rising river levels and overflows, and also watch out for lightning, tornadoes, strong gusts of wind, and hail.