[Tomorrow's Weather] Southern Regions Experience Rising Temperatures for 'Early Summer Weather'... Central Regions See Drizzle

by Kim HyeongMin

Published 19 Apr.2023 19:00(KST)

Updated 19 Apr.2023 20:11(KST)

On Gogu (穀雨), the day when spring rain falls to enrich the grains according to the solar terms, and Thursday the 20th, drizzle is expected mainly in the central region. There is a forecast of about 1mm of rain from dawn to daytime in the metropolitan area, Gangwon Yeongseo, Chungnam region, and northern Chungbuk. Daytime temperatures will reach around 30 degrees Celsius in the inland areas of Gyeongsang, continuing early summer weather in the southern regions.

On the 19th, when the weather forecast predicted that the daytime temperature in Seoul would reach early summer levels, citizens walking through Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul were dressed lightly. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

Daytime temperatures will exceed 25 degrees Celsius mainly in the southern regions, Gangwon Yeongdong, and inland Chungcheong. The inland areas of Gyeongsang are expected to rise to around 30 degrees Celsius. As Korea is positioned on the edge of a high-pressure system over the East Sea, warm southwesterly winds will flow in, raising temperatures. However, the metropolitan area, where cloudy weather is expected, will have daytime temperatures remaining around the average level.

Across the country, the lowest temperatures on the morning of the 20th are expected to be between 13 and 18 degrees Celsius, and the highest daytime temperatures between 16 and 30 degrees Celsius.

The expected lowest and highest temperatures in major cities are Seoul 15°C and 19°C, Incheon 13°C and 16°C, Daejeon 16°C and 25°C, Gwangju 16°C and 27°C, Daegu 16°C and 30°C, Ulsan 15°C and 27°C, and Busan 16°C and 23°C.

From the evening of the 19th to the morning of the 20th, dense fog reducing visibility below 200 meters will form in parts of the western coast of the central region, Honam, and Gyeongnam. Dense sea fog will also form over the seas. As the sea fog over the West Sea moves inland, drizzle may fall between dawn and daytime on the 20th in the metropolitan area, Gangwon Yeongseo, Chungnam, and northern Chungbuk.