[Weather] Nationwide Cloudy with Rain... Daytime Highs 19-27 Degrees

by Lim Chunhan

Published 16 Oct.2025 07:35(KST)

On Thursday, October 16, the entire country is expected to be mostly cloudy with rain.

Clouds are heavily gathered around Cheongchoho Lake in Cheongho-dong, Sokcho-si, Gangwon Province. Photo by Yonhap News

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the expected precipitation is 10 to 50 millimeters in Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam, and Jeju Island; 10 to 40 millimeters in Daegu and Gyeongbuk; 5 to 40 millimeters in Gwangju and Jeonnam; 5 to 20 millimeters in Yeongdong, Gangwon Province, Ulleungdo, and Dokdo; 5 to 10 millimeters in Chungbuk; and around 5 millimeters in southern inland Gyeonggi, central and southern Yeongseo in Gangwon Province, Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, and Jeonbuk.

The highest daytime temperatures are forecast to range from 19 to 27 degrees Celsius. As of 5 a.m., the current temperatures are 17.4 degrees in Seoul, 17.4 degrees in Incheon, 17.2 degrees in Suwon, 16.0 degrees in Chuncheon, 17.2 degrees in Gangneung, 17.8 degrees in Cheongju, 17.7 degrees in Daejeon, 18.8 degrees in Jeonju, 19.5 degrees in Gwangju, 26.4 degrees in Jeju, 18.4 degrees in Daegu, 21.5 degrees in Busan, 19.7 degrees in Ulsan, and 20.0 degrees in Changwon.

Wave heights are expected to be 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the coastal waters of the East Sea and South Sea, and 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the coastal waters of the West Sea. In the offshore areas (up to about 200 kilometers from the coastline), wave heights will be 1.0 to 2.5 meters in the East Sea, 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the West Sea, and 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the South Sea.