Heavy Rain Concentrated in Central Regions; Heavy Rain Advisories Issued for Southern Gangwon and South Chungcheong

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Heavy rain is forecast again today, July 20, with a focus on the central regions. Let's connect to the weather center for more details.

Weather Caster Ahn Su-jin.

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While heavy rain was concentrated in the southern regions over the weekend, today the rainfall will be focused on the central regions.

If you look at the current radar imagery, the stationary front is positioned over the central regions, bringing rain to those areas.

In particular, strong rain clouds, indicated in red, have developed over the South Chungcheong region, bringing heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning.

As a result, heavy rain advisories have been issued for parts of South Chungcheong and southern Gangwon.

Monsoon rain is expected in various parts of the country today.

Looking at the expected precipitation, 20mm to a maximum of 80mm of rain is forecast for the Seoul metropolitan area and South Chungcheong, while 20mm to a maximum of 60mm is expected in the inland areas of Gangwon, North Chungcheong, and the north-central parts of North Gyeongsang. The southern regions are expected to see 5 to 40mm of rain.

Strong rain is expected in the Seoul metropolitan area until this morning, and from late afternoon to tonight, heavy rain of around 20 to 30mm per hour will pour down in the north-central parts of North Gyeongsang.

Please take precautions to prevent rain-related damage.

Tropical nights have occurred in many places today, mainly in the southern regions and Jeju, where tropical night advisories are in effect.

Sweltering heat will continue, especially in the southern regions where the rain will often be in a lull.

In areas where heat wave warnings are in effect, the perceived temperature will rise to 35°C (95°F) today, while the daytime temperature in Seoul will be 28°C (82°F), which is not significantly hot.

As monsoon rain is expected to continue throughout this week, please be well prepared for heavy downpours.
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