Unseasonal Late-Summer Heat Reaches 30°C Today; Temperatures to Plummet After Rain Starting Day After Tomorrow

Unseasonal late-summer heat gripped the country on Sunday, the 11th, with daytime temperatures soaring above 30°C in various regions, making it feel little like autumn.

This late-summer heat is expected to continue until tomorrow, before subsiding following nationwide rain on the 13th, the day after tomorrow. Morning temperatures on the 14th are projected to drop by about 5 to 10°C compared to the previous day, bringing chilly weather.

Today's morning lows ranged from 9 to 21°C, while daytime highs reached 22 to 31°C, well above typical averages of 7 to 16°C for mornings and 21 to 24°C for afternoons.

Temperatures peaked at 30.4°C in Hayang-eup, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do as of 1:52 p.m.; 30.3°C in Dobong-gu, Seoul at 4:10 p.m.; 30.1°C in Gwangyang-eup, Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do at 2:04 p.m.; and 30.0°C in Hwagae-myeon, Hadong, Gyeongsangnam-do at 2:07 p.m.

The late-summer heat will persist through tomorrow, Monday, before breaking after nationwide rain the day after tomorrow.

Tomorrow's morning lows are forecast to be between 13 and 20°C, with daytime highs ranging from 22 to 29°C.

Expected morning lows and daytime highs for major cities are 17°C and 26°C in Seoul, 18°C and 26°C in Incheon and Ulsan, 16°C and 28°C in Daejeon, 17°C and 28°C in Gwangju and Daegu, and 20°C and 27°C in Busan.

On Tuesday, the day after tomorrow, morning lows and daytime highs will remain similar at 14 to 20°C and 20 to 25°C, but by Wednesday, the 14th, morning lows will drop sharply by 5 to 10°C in a single day to 5 to 15°C, bringing chilly conditions.

From tomorrow afternoon to evening, sporadic showers of 5 to 10 mm are expected in parts of the central inland areas, northeastern Jeollabuk-do, and the central-northern inland and northern mountainous regions of Gyeongsangbuk-do.

Rain that has occasionally fallen in Jeju Island and southwestern Jeollanam-do will expand to other parts of the Jeollanam region starting tomorrow afternoon, and will spread to most parts of the country by the day after tomorrow before stopping around noon.

Expected precipitation is 20 to 70 mm for Jeju Island, 5 to 50 mm for Gwangju and Jeollanam-do, 5 to 40 mm for Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongsangnam-do, 5 to 30 mm for the Seoul metropolitan area, Gangwon-do, Jeollabuk-do, Daegu, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Ulleungdo, and Dokdo, and 5 to 20 mm for the Chungcheong region.

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