Late Summer Heat in the West, Cooler in the East; Chuseok to See Cloudy Skies

Today (September 21), western regions experienced clear, cloudless skies accompanied by persistent late-summer heat, with temperatures hovering around 30°C (86°F).

In contrast, the east coast remained relatively cool under the influence of easterly winds.

Until the day after tomorrow, the Korean Peninsula will continue to be affected by northeasterly winds blowing along the edge of a high-pressure system, keeping the eastern regions cool and the western regions hot.

Meanwhile, strong swell waves will flow into the eastern coast, and as you can see, strong winds will blow in the Yeongnam coastal areas until tomorrow, so caution against safety accidents is advised.

The late-summer heat of around 30°C (86°F) will gradually ease toward the latter half of the week.

High temperatures in Seoul will rise close to 30°C (86°F) until the day after tomorrow, but are expected to drop to 26°C (79°F) by Saturday, the day after Chuseok.

Inland skies will remain mostly clear tomorrow, though caution is required regarding morning fog.

In particular, dense fog with visibility of less than 200 meters is expected mainly in the inland areas of Gangwon, North Chungcheong, and North Gyeongsang provinces.

Looking closely at the temperatures, morning lows in Seoul will be 18°C (64°F), similar to today. Daytime highs will rise to 29°C (84°F) in Seoul and 31°C (88°F) in Gwangju, while Gangneung will remain lower at 24°C (75°F).

Weather conditions will remain mostly clear until the day after tomorrow, but skies will turn cloudy during the Chuseok holiday.

On Saturday, nationwide skies will be overcast with forecasts of rain in the southern regions and Jeju Island.

(Weather Forecaster Nam Yu-jin)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.