Monsoon Rain and Heatwave Simultaneously: Up to 200mm of Rain Expected Starting Wednesday

[Anchor] The weather has been erratic lately, with heavy downpours suddenly interrupting sweltering heat. Starting tomorrow, July 8, heavy rain is forecast across the country once again. By the day after tomorrow, some areas are expected to see more than 200mm of heavy rainfall. Reporter Seo Donggyun has the story. [Reporter] In Seoul today, after monsoon rain fell in the early morning, the daytime high reached 31.9°C (89°F). In Okcheon-gun, North Chungcheong Province, a heavy rain advisory was issued in the morning, only to be replaced by a heatwave advisory about three hours later. Because the hot air is saturated with water vapor, heavy rain and heatwaves are occurring alternately. Starting tomorrow, the monsoon front will become active again. The North Pacific High, which pushes the monsoon front northward, is strengthening, and a low-pressure system passing from the north is also pushing the monsoon front further north. From tomorrow early morning to the morning hours, heavy rain of 20 to 50mm per hour is expected in the central region. After the low-pressure system passes, cold air will descend from the north. This cold air will compress the monsoon front, causing the rain clouds to develop even more intensely. Consequently, from tomorrow through the day after tomorrow, more than 200mm of rain is forecast, centered on South Chungcheong Province and North Jeolla Province. In particular, tomorrow night, as a large amount of water vapor flows in from the West Sea via a strong low-level wind known as a "low-level jet," very heavy rain of 50mm per hour could be concentrated in South Chungcheong and North Jeolla provinces. Let us also take a look at the typhoon. Typhoon Bavi, the 9th typhoon of the season which formed on July 2, is currently passing through the waters northwest of Guam. The eye of the typhoon is clear and its spiral structure is well-formed. It has developed into a massive typhoon with a strength of category 4, the second-strongest intensity, and a wind radius of 500km. It is large enough to cover the entire Korean Peninsula and more. Typhoon Bavi is expected to pass through the waters east of Taiwan and make landfall in the southern inland of China this Sunday. The Korea Meteorological Administration expects that while it will affect the North Pacific High that pushes up the monsoon front in Korea, it will not have a direct impact on the country. (Video Editing: Lee Hong-myung, Design: Jang Chae-woo, PD: Kim Do-gyun & Kim Jun-yong, XR: Choi Jae-young & Im Chan-hyuk, VJ: Shin So-young)
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