Showers in various areas until tomorrow morning... daytime highs 31 to 36 degrees

Citizens are hurrying their steps near Seoul Station as a shower falls. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted on the 3rd that due to the influence of a pressure trough moving northeast over the West Sea, there will be rain in the metropolitan area and inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon Province until the morning of the 4th.

Locally, rain clouds will develop strongly, bringing gusts and thunder and lightning, with heavy rain exceeding 30mm per hour in some areas. However, some regions may experience a lull.

The expected rainfall from the 3rd to the morning of the 4th is 10 to 70mm in the metropolitan area, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, and the five West Sea islands. Due to atmospheric instability, from the 3rd to the 4th, gusts and showers accompanied by thunder and lightning are expected in the Chungcheong region, inland Jeolla region, western Gyeongbuk, northwestern inland Gyeongnam, and mountainous areas of Jeju Island. On the afternoon of the 4th, similar conditions will occur in inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, southern Chungcheong, southern inland regions, and mountainous areas of Jeju Island. Expected rainfall amounts are 10 to 70mm in the metropolitan area and inland Gangwon, and 5 to 50mm in Chungcheong, inland Jeolla, western Gyeongbuk, northwestern inland Gyeongnam, and mountainous Jeju.

Heatwaves and tropical nights will continue. With heatwave warnings issued nationwide, daytime temperatures will remain very hot around 33 degrees Celsius for the time being, and from the 4th, many areas will experience a heat index exceeding 35 degrees Celsius, potentially leading to strengthened heatwave warnings. Tropical nights will also occur mainly in urban areas, coastal regions, and Jeju Island.

The morning low temperatures on the 4th are expected to be between 22 and 27 degrees Celsius, and the daytime highs between 31 and 36 degrees Celsius.

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