[Weather] Showers Across Most of the Country... Followed by Heatwave

On Sunday the 28th, showers will fall in most parts of the country, and the heatwave will continue.

Citizens are walking with parasols in Gwanghwamun Square, Jongno-gu, Seoul, where a recent heatwave has arrived. Photo by Jo Yongjun jun21@

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 27th, rain will fall in the eastern part of Jeonnam and Gyeongnam until early dawn the next day, and showers will occur in the eastern part of Gyeonggi, the central and northern inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon.

Showers will also occur in the northern and eastern parts of Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, southern inland Chungnam, Chungbuk, eastern Jeolla, Gyeongbuk region, and western Gyeongnam in the afternoon.

The expected rainfall from showers on the 28th is forecasted to be 5 to 40 mm in northern and eastern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous Gangwon, Chungbuk, Daegu, and Gyeongbuk. Southern inland Chungnam, eastern Jeonbuk, eastern Jeonnam, and western Gyeongnam are expected to receive 5 to 20 mm.

The highest perceived temperature will rise to around 35 degrees Celsius in most parts of the country, making it very hot. In areas where rain or showers fall, the temperature will temporarily drop, but once the rain stops, the humid heat will continue.

The morning low temperature is forecasted to be between 24 and 28 degrees Celsius, and the daytime high temperature between 30 and 36 degrees Celsius.

Fine dust levels will be 'Good' across all regions due to smooth atmospheric dispersion.

Sea waves will be 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the East Sea coastal waters, 0.5 to 3.0 meters in the West Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the South Sea coastal waters.

Wave heights in the offshore waters (about 200 km from the coastline) are expected to be 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the East Sea, 1.5 to 4.0 meters in the West Sea, and 1.0 to 3.5 meters in the South Sea.