[Weather] Highs Up to 33°C... Showers in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

On Thursday, August 28, skies across the country will be partly cloudy at times, with showers expected in some areas.

Many clouds are visible above the sky in Seongsan District, Changwon City, Gyeongnam. Photo by Yonhap News

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the expected rainfall is 5 to 30 millimeters in the Seoul metropolitan area, inland central and northern Gangwon, Chungcheong, and Jeolla regions; 5 to 20 millimeters in Gyeongsang; and 5 to 40 millimeters in Jeju.

Daytime high temperatures are forecast to range from 29 to 33 degrees Celsius. As of 5 a.m., the current temperatures are 24.9 degrees in Seoul, 25.2 degrees in Incheon, 24.3 degrees in Suwon, 23.1 degrees in Chuncheon, 23.8 degrees in Gangneung, 26.1 degrees in Cheongju, 24.1 degrees in Daejeon, 25.0 degrees in Jeonju, 25.0 degrees in Gwangju, 27.2 degrees in Jeju, 24.3 degrees in Daegu, 25.6 degrees in Busan, 23.0 degrees in Ulsan, and 25.3 degrees in Changwon.

Fine dust concentrations are expected to remain at 'good' levels nationwide due to smooth atmospheric dispersion and the effects of rainfall.

Wave heights are forecast to be 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the coastal waters of the East Sea and West Sea, and 0.5 meters in the coastal waters of the South Sea. In the offshore areas (up to about 200 kilometers from the coastline), wave heights will be 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the East Sea, 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the West Sea, and 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the South Sea.

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