Last week it seemed the weekend plans to go momiji viewing were sure to be doomed by rain. Yet, Friday night, the Japanese Meteorological Agency began reporting that the rain would stop by midday Saturday.
A few people planning to join us on the trek through the north eastern part of Kyoto called to see if we were still planning to go. I assured them we would still go and that the weather was most likely going to be fine by noon.
All of my information was based on the agency’s report.
Most weather reports are not reliable. However, my experience with the JMA is they are almost always correct in their predictions.
I ususally use their six-day forecast and then check out the radar map. From there I can discern what the weather will be like in the next few hours.
Saturday turned out to a picture-perfect day. The weather began clearing up right around noon and by the time we all met up at Gion-Shijo station at 1pm, the weather was perfect. The temperature was cool and there was a nice breeze. Most of us had light jackets and didn’t really need them. I walked around most of the day in just my short-sleeved shirt.
The only thing that would have made it a better day would have been for Denise to have been there. She had to go to singing practice for worship service on Sunday. So she couldn’t make it.
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