Apparent Temperature Hits 40°C in Extreme Heat Today... 'Jamboree' Saemangeum Reaches a High of 35°C

As the Korean Peninsula continues to endure a heatwave as if trapped in a steam chamber, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) forecasted that the localized heat index could approach 40 degrees Celsius on the afternoon of the 3rd. Typhoon Khanun, the 6th typhoon located west of Okinawa, Japan, is expected to move northward to the southern Japanese archipelago starting from the 4th, supplying additional hot and humid air to the Korean Peninsula next week, which is likely to raise temperatures further.

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As of the morning of the 3rd, heatwave warnings were issued nationwide except for Hallasan Mountain, and heatwave alerts were issued in many areas where the maximum temperature exceeded 35 degrees Celsius for two consecutive days. Gangneung is forecasted to reach a high of 38 degrees, Seoul 34 degrees, Sejong, Jeonju, Gwangju, and Changwon 35 degrees, and Gangneung, Daegu, and Cheongju 36 degrees. The area around Buan County in Jeonbuk, where the World Scout Jamboree is being held, is forecasted to have a low of 25 degrees and a high of 35 degrees on the same day.

The actual maximum temperature may exceed the KMA forecast. For example, in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, the maximum temperature on the afternoon of the 1st was 38.4 degrees, more than 2 degrees higher than the KMA forecast of 36 degrees. Meanwhile, localized showers may occur nationwide, and after the showers, combined with humidity, the heat index could soar up to 40 degrees, the KMA stated.

As of 3 a.m. on the 3rd, Typhoon Khanun was moving northwest, passing approximately 300 km west of Okinawa, Japan. However, from the 4th, it is expected to change course northeastward and pass about 320 km south of Kagoshima, Japan, by dawn on the 7th. The latest forecasts from the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and meteorological authorities in Japan, China, and Taiwan are similar.

Typhoon Khanun is not expected to cause direct rainfall damage to the Korean Peninsula, but if it follows the current predicted path, it is highly likely to push hot and humid air into South Korea along with the North Pacific High, intensifying the heatwave. Currently, the heatwave in South Korea is caused by the combined influence of the Tibetan High and the North Pacific High, both of which have hot characteristics at different atmospheric levels.

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