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It looks like it will rain as much as the rainy season in the central region this week.
On the other hand, it is predicted that the heat wave will continue in the southern provinces.
Reporter Jae Hee-won reports.
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Even though the sky was overcast, the city center was full of children.
[Han Gil-jeong·Kim Ha-rin / Songpa-gu, Seoul: It's too hot and humid, so you sweat profusely even if you stand still.
It was hot and I got a lot of mosquito bites.
I hope it rains a little.]
Yesterday (7th), the first day of autumn, a heat wave warning was issued for most of the country, and the midday temperature in Pohang soared to 38.2 degrees, and Seoul also recorded 31.7 degrees.
Following the sweltering heat in the central region, the rainy season-level torrential rain is expected to come throughout this week from today.
This is because a stagnant front is created between the cold air from the north and the hot air from the south.
[Woo Jin-gyu/Forecast Analyst, Korea Meteorological Administration: Cold and dry air descends from the north and hot steam rises from the south, and it is expected that the stagnant front will be activated.
Because of this, it is expected that a very large amount of rain will fall mainly in the central region.] The
Korea Meteorological Administration predicts that by tomorrow, it will rain 100 to 200 mm in the central region, including the metropolitan area, and 300 mm or more in many places. Up to 150mm of rain is forecast.
When it rains strongly, it is expected to reach 50 to 80 mm per hour, so you need to prepare for flood damage. Also, heavy rain is expected in North Korea, so there is concern about river flooding due to the discharge of dams in North Korea in areas near the ceasefire line.
However, in the southern provinces where there is no rain, heatwaves exceeding 30 degrees will continue this week.