High temperatures are projected to linger on past the summer to the end of October, making for a particularly warm fall, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency¡¯s forecast for the three months through November.

¡°Nationwide, September is projected to see high temperatures, meaning that the remainder of summer will be hot and fall-like weather will come late,¡± Shotaro Tanaka, an official at the agency, said at a news conference Tuesday.

¡°Although it is a season when temperatures will gradually begin to drop, it is important to remain vigilant and continue to take measures against heatstroke, given that the lingering summer heat is severe.¡±

The higher than usual temperatures in the coming months is due to the combination of climate change, which is primarily caused by the burning of fossil fuels, and the highly likely development of the La Nina phenomenon ¡ª a climate pattern that occurs when sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific are high in the western region and low in the central and eastern region ¡ª the agency said.

The warm fall will follow what has already been a particularly hot summer, with July¡¯s average temperature coming in at a record high for that month.

Notably warm falls, such as last year¡¯s, are reconfiguring Japan¡¯s cultural calendar, affecting everything from haiku to fireworks festivals.

Precipitation levels are expected to be the same or heavier than previous years in September and October on the Pacific coast, as well as in Okinawa Prefecture and around the Amami Oshima islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, due to humid air coming in from the Pacific.

Up until July, fewer typhoons had been seen than usual, however the number of storms has increased in August, with five being recorded so far this month and a sixth ¡ª Severe Tropical Storm Shanshan, which is currently approaching Japan and is expected to develop into a typhoon by Saturday ¡ª likely on the way.

Typhoons usually originate near the Philippines and travel toward Japan, and it is thought that an expected increase in the number of cumulonimbus clouds ¡ª dense, towering clouds ¡ª in the area in the coming months will contribute to the creation of more typhoons as fall approaches.

With guerrilla rainstorms, or localized heavy downpours that occur suddenly, also hitting Tokyo numerous times in recent weeks, the agency said people should be prepared for unstable weather.

¡°It is important to take countermeasures against heavy rainfall, and so we ask people to continue paying attention to the latest weather information,¡± Tanaka added.