[Weather] Saturday Afternoon 'Heat'... Showers at Times in Southern Gangwon, Eastern Jeolla, and Gyeongsang

On the 20th, when the weather felt like early summer, citizens were escaping the heat under the shade of trees at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] On Saturday the 21st, which is Soman (小滿), marking the beginning of summer energy, the weather will be mostly clear nationwide.

However, in the afternoon, there is a forecast for scattered showers in the southern mountainous areas of Gangwon, eastern Jeolla, and the Gyeongsang region.

In areas experiencing showers, strong gusts of wind along with thunder and lightning are expected, and hail may also fall.

Expected precipitation from the showers is 5 to 20 mm.

The morning low temperature is forecast to be between 12 and 18 degrees Celsius, and the daytime high temperature between 21 and 30 degrees Celsius. Temperatures will remain above average for the time being, especially rising above 30 degrees Celsius mainly in the inland areas of the Gyeongsang region, making it hot.

Fine dust levels are expected to be between 'Good' and 'Moderate' across all regions.

Sea waves will be 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the East Sea coastal waters, 0.5 meters in the West Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the South Sea coastal waters.

Wave heights in the offshore waters (about 200 km from the coastline) are predicted to be 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the East Sea, and 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the West Sea and South Sea.