[Tomorrow's Weather] Heatwave and Tropical Nights Continue in Most Regions Nationwide

Maximum Perceived Temperature Around 35 Degrees Celsius

On Tuesday the 20th, the heatwave will continue across most regions nationwide, with many areas experiencing tropical nights. Morning low temperatures are forecasted to be between 24 and 28 degrees Celsius, and daytime highs between 30 and 36 degrees Celsius.

Citizens are walking with umbrellas at the intersection in front of the Bank of Korea in Jung-gu, Seoul, where it is raining.
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In most areas under heatwave warnings, the highest perceived temperatures will be around 35 degrees Celsius, making it extremely hot. In the Gyeongbuk region, showers are expected from the morning, while in the central regions and Jeonbuk, showers will occur from the afternoon through the night.

Expected rainfall from the showers is 5 to 60 mm in Jeonbuk and Daegu·Gyeongbuk, 5 to 40 mm in Seoul·Incheon·Gyeonggi, Daejeon·Sejong·Chungnam, and Chungbuk, and 5 to 30 mm in Gangwon-do.

Typhoon No. 9 'Jongdari' is moving northward, gradually affecting Jeju Island and some southern regions starting on the 20th. Jongdari is drawing warm and humid air from the tropical seas, bringing rain to Jeju, Jeonnam, and Gyeongnam on the 20th, and nationwide rain on the 21st.

The total expected rainfall from the 20th to 21st is 30 to 80 mm in Jeju, Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam, and Jeonbuk (with over 100 mm in Jeju mountain areas, central Jeju, southern Jeonnam coast, and near Jirisan), 20 to 60 mm in the Seoul metropolitan area·West Sea 5 islands, Daejeon·Sejong·Chungnam, Daegu·Gyeongbuk, and Ulleungdo·Dokdo, 10 to 50 mm in Chungbuk, and 10 to 40 mm in Gangwon.

From the afternoon of the 20th to the morning of the 21st, the southern coast of Jeonnam and areas near Jirisan will experience very heavy rain at rates of 30 to 50 mm per hour. Busan and Ulsan will see rainfall around 30 mm per hour from early morning to morning on the 20th, and 30 to 50 mm per hour from the night of the 20th to the morning of the 21st. Jeju Island will have very heavy rain of 30 to 60 mm per hour from the afternoon to night on the 20th.

Fine dust levels will be 'Good to Moderate' across all regions due to smooth atmospheric dispersion and the influence of precipitation. Sea waves will be 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the East Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 3.0 meters in the West Sea and South Sea coastal waters.

Wave heights in the offshore waters (about 200 km from the coastline) are expected to be 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the East Sea, 0.5 to 4.0 meters in the West Sea, and 1.0 to 4.0 meters in the South Sea.

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