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Today (22th), the temperature in Seoul has risen significantly above 35 degrees. Heat wave warnings have also been issued in some central inland areas, northern North Gyeongsang Province, and Jeollabuk-do provinces.

Reporter Dong-Kyun Seo.

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clear skies, hot sunlight hits the city center.

The city center of Seoul, seen with a thermal imaging camera, was dyed red at high temperatures.

[Lee Jun-seok/Gangseo-gu, Seoul: I thought it would be cooler if there was wind, but it seems a lot hotter. It is more frustrating because of the mask.]

Today, the highest temperature in Seoul during the day was 35.4 degrees, and it was the hottest this year.

Seoul's third-highest temperature in late June.

The temperature of Gyeonggi-do and Gyeongbuk-do and Jeonbuk-do where the heat wave warning was issued skyrocketed, exceeding 35 degrees, including 38.3 degrees in Gapyeong, 36.4 degrees in Yeongwol, and 35.3 degrees in Chuncheon.

As the temperature across the country soared, the UV index was also very high.

As the atmosphere becomes unstable in hot weather, there will be showers in the afternoon in the south of Gangwon, north of Chungbuk, north of Gyeongbuk, and north of Jeollabuk-do.

This heat will continue until tomorrow, and the rainy season will start from the day after the rainy season.

The southern part of the country is a day later than the average, and the central part of the rainy season begins similar to the average.

Rain will continue throughout the country for three days from Wednesday to Friday, during which time daytime temperatures are expected to drop below 30 degrees.