[Tomorrow's Weather] Mostly Clear Nationwide... Heat Continues with Daytime Temperatures Over 30°C

On Thursday the 7th, the whole country will be mostly clear, but there will be many clouds in Gangwon Yeongdong, the Gyeongsang region, and Jeju Island. As the east wind flows into Korea, many places in the central region excluding Gangwon Yeongdong, Jeolla region, and western Gyeongsang will see daytime temperatures rise above 30 degrees Celsius. Gangwon Yeongdong and eastern Gyeongsang are expected to have temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius.

After the rain stopped, the heat accompanied by high humidity returned on the 5th, and foreign tourists visiting Cheonggyecheon in Seoul are cooling off from the heat. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Heatwave advisories have been issued for the Jeolla region, Gwangju Metropolitan City, and some parts of Chungcheongnam-do, and in areas under heatwave warnings, the high humidity will cause the apparent temperature to rise to around 33 degrees Celsius, making it hot and muggy.

The morning low temperatures are forecasted to be between 15 and 22 degrees Celsius, and the daytime highs between 25 and 32 degrees Celsius.

Fine dust levels will be 'Good' nationwide due to smooth atmospheric dispersion. From dawn to morning, dense fog with visibility below 200 meters may occur in inland Gangwon, Chungbuk, inland Jeonbuk, and the Jeonnam region, and also in the Gangwon mountain area for a while, so caution is needed for traffic safety.

Strong wind warnings are in effect for the eastern coast of Gyeongbuk until the morning, and for the coastal areas of Gyeongnam until the afternoon, where gusts may exceed 70 km/h (20 m/s). Between the 7th and 8th afternoon, strong gusts of 55 km/h (15 m/s) are expected in the southern coast of Jeonnam and Jeju Island.

Marine warnings for high waves have been issued for the southern East Sea nearshore waters, Busan nearshore waters, and eastern waters of Geoje City until night, and for the southern East Sea offshore waters and eastern South Sea offshore waters until early morning on the 8th. Winds will be very strong at 35 to 60 km/h (10 to 16 m/s), and waves will be high, so vessels engaged in navigation or fishing should exercise caution.

Wave heights will be 0.5 to 3.0 meters in the nearshore waters of the East Sea and South Sea, and 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the nearshore waters of the West Sea. In the outer offshore waters (about 200 km from the coastline), wave heights are expected to be 1.0 to 4.0 meters in the East Sea and South Sea, and 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the West Sea.