[Weather] Rain Expected Nationwide for the Time Being... "Be Cautious of Maritime Safety Accidents"

Citizens are hurrying on foot with umbrellas near City Hall Station on Subway Line 1 in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Wednesday the 20th is forecast to be mostly cloudy with rain nationwide.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 19th, rain will begin in the central region early tomorrow (20th) and spread nationwide by morning. The rain is expected to continue in most areas until the day after tomorrow (21st).

There may be gusts of wind accompanied by thunder and lightning, so caution is advised for maritime safety accidents. Especially in the outer sea of the West Sea, winds will be very strong and waves will be high.

Strong rain of 30 to 50 mm per hour is expected from the afternoon in Gangwon Yeongdong, and from night in the Jeolla coast, Gyeongbuk East Coast, and Jeju Island.

The expected rainfall over the two days from the 20th to 21st is 20 to 60 mm in southern Gyeonggi, 5 to 40 mm in Seoul, Incheon, northern Gyeonggi, and Gangwon Yeongseo, 30 to 80 mm in Gangwon Yeongdong (with some areas exceeding 100 mm), and around 5 mm in the five islands of the West Sea.

Chungcheong region will receive 30 to 80 mm, Jeolla and Gyeongsang regions and Jeju Island will see 30 to 100 mm of rain (with some areas in eastern Jeonnam southern coast, Gyeongbuk East Coast, Ulsan exceeding 120 mm, and Busan, southern coast of Gyeongnam, and mountainous areas of Jeju Island exceeding 150 mm).

The morning low temperatures are forecast to be 19 to 23℃, and the daytime highs 21 to 27℃. The low temperatures will be higher than the average (12 to 20℃), while the highs will be similar to the average (24 to 27℃).

Fine dust levels are expected to be 'Good' to 'Moderate' nationwide due to smooth atmospheric dispersion and the effect of precipitation.

Wave heights in the nearshore seas will range from 0.5 to 2.5 meters across all maritime areas.

Wave heights in the outer seas (about 200 km from the coastline) are expected to be 0.5 to 3.0 meters in the East Sea, 1.0 to 4.0 meters in the West Sea, and 0.5 to 4.0 meters in the South Sea.

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