Seoul's Tropical Nights Briefly Subside... Has the Peak of the Heatwave Passed?

[Anchor]

Many of you must have welcomed the refreshing air that arrived after a long time this weekend. With the passing of Ipchu (the start of autumn), the intensity of the extreme heatwave has eased slightly. The tropical nights that plagued Seoul have also stopped after 17 days. For our 8 News today (the 9th), we will connect with our reporter stationed at Yeouido Hangang Park to bring you the weather news first.

Reporter Jang Seon-i, the sun seems to be setting, has the heat abated a bit?

[Reporter]

I have been out here at Yeouido Hangang Park since around 4:30 PM, and as the afternoon passed, unlike yesterday, it feels like the heat has eased.

It is cool enough that you can feel the freshness in the air.

The current temperature in Seoul is around 28°C (82°F), which is nearly 6°C lower than the 34°C (93°F) recorded two days ago.

Just a few days ago, many people were holding portable electric fans, but today that sight has noticeably decreased, and there were even citizens wearing long sleeves.

[Kim Gi-ok / Wonju, Gangwon Province: Last night, I left the air conditioner running without realizing it, but when I opened the door in the morning, it was so cool. It's been cool all day.]

[Jang Ji-hye & Lee Hyun-woo / Paju, Gyeonggi Province: It was very hot a week ago, but compared to then, it's a bit cooler today. It's actually cold today. It felt cold coming out of the water.]

Indeed, overnight in Seoul, the streak of tropical nights that had continued for 17 consecutive days came to an end.

The overnight minimum temperature dropped to 24.5°C (76°F), falling below the 25°C threshold.

This was due to the weakening of the hot easterly winds that brought a record-breaking heatwave, replaced by relatively cool air coming in along the northeastern winds.

[Anchor]

Can we view this as the end of this year's heat?

[Reporter]

It is still too early to say that.

The cessation of tropical nights applies only to the central region, and the situation was different in the southern region.

Last night, temperatures in the southern regions exceeded 28°C (82°F), and Jeju Island is continuing its tropical nights for the 33rd consecutive day.

Seoul is also forecast to experience tropical nights again tonight.

It is essentially returning in just a single day.

Although the peak of temperatures hovering around 40°C (104°F) has passed and heavy heatwave warnings nationwide have all been lifted, heatwave advisories and warnings are still in effect for most parts of the country except for the east coast.

Accordingly, sweltering weather with highs of around 35°C (95°F) is expected to continue this week.

Meanwhile, rain is falling along the east coast.

Parts of Gangwon and Gyeongbuk provinces are expected to see heavy rainfalls of over 80mm per hour until tomorrow.

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(Video Reported by Yang Hyun-chul | Video Edited by Jeon Min-gyu)
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