Tropical storm Conson has been bringing lots of rain on its course northwards. It began as '07W' near to the Philippines, bringing heavy showers to Luzon and then headed north to Taiwan. Here it reached typhoon status with sustained winds of 74mph. Domestic flights and trains services were disrupted in the south of the Island but the storm did then veer away from the island. Next on its trip was southern Japan where the continued strong winds from the typhoon caused schools to cancel classes. With winds of 65mph, Conson was just south of Kyushu at the start of Friday and it is forecast to track northeastwards through Honshu, bringing more heavy rain. 'Conson' is named after a town in northern Vietnam.

In the South China Sea is Tropical Storm 08W, now named Chanthu. Chanthu is deepening and should reach typhoon status by Saturday. It's forecast to move close to the northeast coast of Vietnam and head for Hanoi by the middle of next week, as an even stronger typhoon.
There is a tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal and another in the Arabian Sea, so these will need to be watched through the weekend, even though they are weakening, there could still be heavy rain.
The southwesterly monsoon is continuing to bring rain to southern Asia. Heavy showers have been affecting Bangladesh, the islands in the Bay of Bengal and Sri Lanka for a few weeks now. Heavy rain is also moving over the southern peninsula of India, up to Goa and also in the northeastern States. Meanwhile the northwest of India and parts of Pakistan continue to swelter in the pre-monsoon heat.
Here in the UK it felt uncomfortable for some earlier this week as temperatures topped 31 Celsius. In the Punjab recently temperatures reached a vicious 50C which is 122 Fahrenheit.

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