Record-Breaking October Temperatures Recorded; Rain Expected Nationwide Starting Tonight

Unseasonable late-summer heat has been active.

Daytime temperatures rose significantly as hot and humid southerly and easterly winds flowed in.

In Seoul, the daytime temperature reached 30.1°C (86°F), marking the highest temperature ever recorded for October since meteorological observations began.

This unseasonably warm weather is expected to subside as rain falls.

Showers are currently passing through various areas, and rain will begin in most regions late tonight and continue until daytime tomorrow (the 13th).

The expected precipitation is around 5 to 40 mm in the Seoul metropolitan area, which may be accompanied by gusts of wind and thunder and lightning.

Tomorrow morning's temperature in Seoul will start at 17°C (63°F), and the daytime temperature will be 21°C (70°F), about 10°C lower than today. By Wednesday morning, Seoul's temperature will drop to 10°C (50°F), turning chilly.

(Weathercaster Lim Eun-jin)
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