[Weather] Heatwave Continues on Monday... Showers in Various Parts of the Country

On Monday the 5th, the perceived temperature will rise above 35 degrees Celsius in most parts of the country.

A farmer is wiping sweat while working in the field under the scorching sun at a farmland in Dasan-myeon, Goryeong-gun, Gyeongbuk. [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the morning low temperature is forecasted to be between 23 and 28 degrees Celsius, and the daytime high temperature between 30 and 35 degrees Celsius. Tropical nights, where the temperature does not drop below 25 degrees Celsius overnight, are expected nationwide.

While there will be occasional clouds across the country, showers are expected mainly around the Seoul metropolitan area, Chungnam region, Jeolla region, and Jeju Island between morning and evening. Expected rainfall amounts are 5 to 60 mm in Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, and Jeonbuk; and 5 to 40 mm in the Seoul metropolitan area, Gangwon Province, Chungbuk, Gwangju, Jeonnam, Gyeongsang region, and Jeju Island. In eastern Jeonbuk and inland western Gyeongnam, very heavy rainfall of 30 to 50 mm per hour is expected.

Fine dust levels will be 'Good' to 'Moderate' nationwide due to smooth atmospheric dispersion. Sea waves will be 0.5 to 1.5 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 expected to be 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the East and South Seas, and 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the West Sea.