Rain Nationwide Tomorrow Afternoon... Rain Expected Starting This Evening

On the 11th, when it rained, citizens hurried on their way to work at Gwanghwamun Intersection in Jongno-gu, Seoul. / Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] Starting this afternoon (the 14th), rain will fall, with heavy showers centered around the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon Province continuing until the afternoon of August 15, which is both Liberation Day and Malbok (the last of the three hottest periods in summer).

As of 5 PM on the 14th, temperatures in major cities were recorded as follows: Seoul 30.3°C, Gwangju 31.1°C, Daejeon 28.2°C, Daegu 33.3°C, Ulsan 32.6°C, and Busan 29.5°C.

Rain is forecast in the northern part of Chungnam Province from 6 PM until midnight.

The Korea Meteorological Administration advised caution as strong showers accompanied by gusty winds, thunder, and lightning may occur mainly in the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon Province until the afternoon of the 15th, which is Liberation Day and Malbok.

From midnight to 3 AM on the 15th, showers may fall in central and northern Chungbuk Province and the Gyeongbuk region, and from noon to 3 PM, showers may occur in the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon Province.

From the 14th until the afternoon of the 15th, expected rainfall amounts are predicted to be 10 to 60 mm in the Seoul metropolitan area, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, northern Chungnam, central and northern Chungbuk, and the Gyeongbuk region. Northern Gyeonggi and northwestern inland Gangwon may receive over 80 mm.

From late afternoon on the 15th, rain will fall across most regions nationwide.

Between 3 PM and 6 PM, rain is expected in the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon Province, and from 6 PM until midnight, rain will fall in the Chungcheong region and northern Gyeongbuk.

Expected rainfall from late afternoon on the 15th through the 16th is forecast to be 30 to 100 mm nationwide, with eastern Gyeonggi, Chungcheong, Jeonbuk, and western Gyeongbuk regions expecting over 150 mm.

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