[Weather] Cloudy and Rainy Nationwide This Weekend... Some Areas with Fog

Daytime High Temperature Above 30 Degrees Celsius

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] This weekend, the weather will be mostly cloudy nationwide, with rain in some areas.

The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted on the 27th that on the 28th, the entire country will be mostly cloudy, with rain expected until dawn in the southern coast of Jeollanam-do, southern Gyeongbuk region, and Gyeongnam region, and rain around Jirisan during the daytime. In the Jeolla region, rain will return from night, and Jeju Island will experience occasional rain from dawn to afternoon.

Until dawn, strong rain accompanied by gusts and thunder/lightning with hourly rainfall of 30 to 50 mm is expected mainly in the southern regions.

The expected precipitation from tonight until the 28th is 20 to 80 mm in the southern regions (excluding northern Gyeongbuk East Coast), 5 to 40 mm in the Chungcheong region, northern Gyeongbuk East Coast, Ulleungdo and Dokdo, and Jeju Island, and less than 5 mm in central and southern Gangwon.

On the 29th, the weather will be mostly cloudy nationwide, with rain in the Chungcheong region, Jeolla region, and western Gyeongsang region. The rain in Chungcheong and western Gyeongsang will gradually stop at night.

In southern Gyeonggi, occasional rain is expected from dawn to morning, and in southern Yeongseo of Gangwon and eastern Gyeongsang region, occasional rain is expected during the daytime.

Until the 29th, daytime high temperatures will rise above 30 degrees Celsius (with a maximum apparent temperature above 31 degrees) mainly in Jeonnam, Gyeongnam, parts of Gyeongbuk, and Jeju Island.

On the 28th, the morning low temperature will be between 19 and 25 degrees Celsius, and the daytime high will be between 26 and 31 degrees Celsius. On the 29th, the morning low will be between 19 and 25 degrees Celsius, and the daytime high will be between 25 and 32 degrees Celsius.

From dawn to morning on the 28th, fog reducing visibility to less than 1 km is expected in most areas nationwide, and in regions with rain until the 29th, visibility will be low and roads may be slippery.

On the 28th, gusts with thunder and lightning are expected mainly over the southern sea near Namhae, Jeju Island waters, and the southern East Sea, and on the 29th, mainly over the West Sea.

Additionally, the Korea Meteorological Administration advised caution for maritime safety due to dense fog expected over the West Sea until the 28th.

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