[Weather] Heat Wave Advisories Issued Nationwide... Daytime Highs Reach 35 Degrees

Showers Expected in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, Chungnam, and Other Regions

On Thursday, August 21, heat wave advisories are in effect for most regions across the country.

Citizens are taking shelter from the sunlight in the shade at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, daytime high temperatures are forecast to be around 35 degrees Celsius. As of 5 a.m., the temperatures in major regions were as follows: Seoul 27.5°C, Incheon 26.9°C, Suwon 26.1°C, Chuncheon 23.4°C, Gangneung 27.9°C, Cheongju 27.4°C, Daejeon 26.2°C, Jeonju 26.3°C, Gwangju 25.3°C, Jeju 27.2°C, Daegu 26.9°C, Busan 26.3°C, Ulsan 24.6°C, and Changwon 25.2°C.

Showers are expected in the Seoul metropolitan area, northern inland and mountainous parts of Gangwon, and Chungnam until the afternoon, and in southern regions until nighttime. The expected rainfall is 5-40 mm for Seoul, Incheon, northern Gyeonggi, the five West Sea islands, northern inland and mountainous Gangwon, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, Daegu and Gyeongbuk, and Jeju. For Gwangju and Jeonnam, as well as Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam, rainfall is expected to be 5-60 mm.

Fine dust concentrations are expected to remain at 'good' levels nationwide due to smooth atmospheric dispersion.

Waves in the sea will range from 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the coastal waters of the East and West Seas, and from 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the coastal waters of the South Sea. In the offshore areas (within approximately 200 km from the coastline), wave heights will be 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the East Sea and 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the West and South Seas.

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