On May 20, near Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, citizens are seen moving with umbrellas. [Yonhap News]
Monday, the 25th, which is a substitute holiday for Buddha’s Birthday, is expected to bring rain in various parts of the country.
Rain will start from Jeju Island in the afternoon and extend to the Jeolla region and western Gyeongsangnam-do from the night.
The expected rainfall until the 26th is forecasted to be 30–80mm in Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, and the Chungcheong regions, and 80–150mm (more than 200mm in some areas) near the southern coast of Jeollanam-do, near Jirisan, and the southern coast of Gyeongsangnam-do near Jirisan.
A significant temperature difference of around 15 degrees is anticipated between day and night, especially in inland areas.
Morning temperatures are expected to range from 12 to 18 degrees, with daytime highs ranging from 22 to 30 degrees.
The waves in the seas will be 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the coastal waters of the East, West, and South Seas. In the outer seas (up to about 200 km from the coastline), wave heights are expected to be 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the East Sea and 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the West and South Seas.