[Weather] Continuous Heavy Rain Nationwide... Strong Winds in Jeju and Southern Regions

Heavy rain is forecast nationwide on the 18th. Very heavy and intense rainfall is expected in narrow areas until the 19th, with gusty winds, thunder, and lightning in some places.

Hourly rainfall amounts are expected to be 30-60mm in southern Gyeonggi and inland/mountain areas of southern Gangwon (early morning to morning on the 18th), 30-60mm in the Chungcheong region (on the 18th), 30-60mm in Jeonbuk and Gyeongbuk regions (on the 18th), 30-60mm in Jeonnam and Gyeongnam (until early morning on the 19th), and 30-80mm in Jeju Island (until the morning of the 19th). Mountainous areas of Jeju Island will see very heavy rainfall exceeding 100mm per hour until the morning of the 19th.

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Expected total rainfall from the 17th to the 19th is 100-200mm in Chungcheong, southern regions, and Jeju Island (with some areas exceeding 300mm, and mountainous areas of Jeju reaching up to 500mm or more), 30-100mm in southern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous areas of southern Gangwon, Ulleungdo, and Dokdo, and 10-60mm in Seoul, Incheon, northern Gyeonggi, and Gangwon.

Rain is expected to cease in the metropolitan area and northern Gangwon from the night of the 18th.

From early morning on the 18th, very strong winds with gusts exceeding 70 km/h (20 m/s) on Jeju Island and 90 km/h (25 m/s) in mountainous areas, and from the morning on the southern coast, are expected, with a possibility of strong wind warnings being issued. Strong winds with gusts exceeding 55 km/h (15 m/s) are also expected in southern regions, so caution is advised.

Morning low temperatures will range from 22 to 25 degrees Celsius, and daytime highs will range from 25 to 29 degrees Celsius. Fine dust levels are expected to be 'good' across all regions.

Sea waves will be 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the East Sea coastal waters, 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the West Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the South Sea coastal waters.

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