[Today’s Weather] Rain Across the Country... Daytime Highs Reach 35°C Heatwave

On the hot and humid day of the 12th, citizens visited Cheonggyecheon in Seoul to cool off. / Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Hee-eun Park] On Sunday the 30th, many areas will experience rain, and the daytime high temperature will rise to 35 degrees Celsius, resulting in hot weather.

The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) forecasted on the 29th that on Sunday the 30th, the entire country will be on the edge of the North Pacific High.

According to the KMA, inland areas nationwide will have showers accompanied by gusty winds, thunder, and lightning from the afternoon until 9 PM. The expected precipitation is 20 to 80 mm.

Rain that started falling from the previous night in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and northern Gangwon Yeongseo will expand to southern Gyeonggi, southern Gangwon Yeongseo, and northern Chungbuk around 3 AM on the day. The rain is expected to mostly stop by around 9 AM.

However, in Jeju-do, some areas are expected to continue experiencing rain until the afternoon.

From the afternoon of the 29th to the 30th, the expected precipitation is forecasted to be 30 to 80 mm (with some places exceeding 100 mm) in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, Gangwon Yeongseo, northern Chungcheong, and Jeju-do.

The morning low temperature on the day will be between 23 and 26 degrees Celsius, and the daytime high temperature will range from 27 to 35 degrees Celsius.

The morning low temperatures by region are expected to be △Seoul 25°C △Incheon 25°C △Chuncheon 24°C △Gangneung 25°C △Daejeon 25°C △Daegu 25°C △Busan 26°C △Jeonju 25°C △Gwangju 25°C △Jeju 26°C.

The daytime high temperatures are forecasted as △Seoul 31°C △Incheon 29°C △Chuncheon 30°C △Gangneung 28°C △Daejeon 33°C △Daegu 35°C △Busan 32°C △Jeonju 34°C △Gwangju 33°C △Jeju 33°C.

Fine dust and ultrafine dust concentrations were observed to be at a 'Good' level across all regions.

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