[Weather] Rain Nationwide from Night... Daytime Highs 19-26 Degrees Celsius

Expected Precipitation in the Seoul Metropolitan Area: 10 to 40 Millimeters

On Friday, October 17, the entire country is expected to be mostly cloudy with rain.

Dark clouds are visible above the sky in Masanhappo-gu, Changwon City, Gyeongnam. Yonhap News

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, Jeju Island will experience rain throughout the day, while most other regions are forecasted to see rain beginning at night. The expected precipitation is 20 to 70 millimeters for Yeongdong in Gangwon Province; 10 to 50 millimeters for the five West Sea islands, Daejeon, Sejong, South Chungcheong Province, and North Jeolla Province; and 10 to 40 millimeters for Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi Province, Yeongseo in Gangwon Province, North Chungcheong Province, Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, Gyeongsang region, and Jeju Island.

The highest daytime temperatures will range from 19 to 26 degrees Celsius. As of 5 a.m., the current temperatures are 16.1 degrees in Seoul, 17.3 degrees in Incheon, 15.2 degrees in Suwon, 13.5 degrees in Chuncheon, 16.9 degrees in Gangneung, 17.2 degrees in Cheongju, 16.3 degrees in Daejeon, 15.6 degrees in Jeonju, 16.8 degrees in Gwangju, 22.5 degrees in Jeju, 16.3 degrees in Daegu, 18.7 degrees in Busan, 18.3 degrees in Ulsan, and 16.9 degrees in Changwon.

Wave heights are expected to range from 1.0 to 2.5 meters in the coastal waters of the East Sea, 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the coastal waters of the West Sea, and 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the coastal waters of the South Sea. In the offshore areas (about 200 kilometers from the coastline), wave heights are forecasted to be 1.0 to 3.5 meters in the East Sea and South Sea, and 0.5 to 3.5 meters in the West Sea.