South Korea Forecast: Mostly Cloudy Thursday With Scattered Rain, Big Temperature Swings

Thursday the 7th is expected to be mostly cloudy nationwide, with rain developing in scattered areas from the afternoon, mainly in central regions.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 6th, morning lows will range from 9 to 18 degrees Celsius, with daytime highs of 18 to 27 degrees.

From afternoon into the night, about 5 millimeters of rain is forecast for the Seoul metropolitan area, inland and mountainous parts of Gangwon, northern South Chungcheong Province and central to northern North Chungcheong Province. From night, parts of the Chungcheong and Jeolla regions and western and northeastern inland and mountainous areas of North Gyeongsang Province may see trace drizzle of less than 0.1 millimeter.

Expected rainfall totals are: about 5 millimeters for Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province; the five West Sea islands; and inland and mountainous Gangwon; and less than 5 millimeters for northern South Chungcheong, the southern South Chungcheong west coast, central to northern North Chungcheong and western North Jeolla. Ulleungdo and Dokdo are forecast to receive less than 5 millimeters between the 7th and 8th.

Elsewhere in the Chungcheong and Jeolla regions and along the mid-to-northern Gangwon east coast, some areas may get brief nighttime drizzle of less than 0.1 millimeter. Gusts of around 55 kilometers per hour are also possible, mainly in central regions and the Jeolla area. Fine dust levels are expected to range from “good” to “moderate” nationwide.