Commuters make their way to work Monday morning in front of the Seoul Metropolitan Library in Jung-gu, Seoul, where the building's outdoor message board has been decorated for Liberation Day marking the 81st anniversary. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it dressed the board with an image of the Taegukgi flying against a blue sky alongside the message: "The coolest day of 1945, when the Taegukgi fluttered in the wind. We carry on the joy of liberation" — to honor the sacrifices of independence fighters and share the meaning of liberation with citizens. Photo by Lim Se-jun
Commuters make their way to work Monday morning in front of the Seoul Metropolitan Library in Jung-gu, Seoul, where the building's outdoor message board has been decorated for Liberation Day marking the 81st anniversary. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it dressed the board with an image of the Taegukgi flying against a blue sky alongside the message: "The coolest day of 1945, when the Taegukgi fluttered in the wind. We carry on the joy of liberation" — to honor the sacrifices of independence fighters and share the meaning of liberation with citizens. Photo by Lim Se-jun

The heat wave is set to continue. Seoul's low temperature on Tuesday is forecast at 24 C, with a high of 34 C.

Jeju Island can expect scattered raindrops of less than 0.1 mm in some areas between 6 a.m. and noon.

Wave heights are expected to reach 1.0–2.5 meters in the coastal waters off Donghae, 0.5–2.0 meters off the West Sea and 0.5–2.5 meters off the South Sea. In the open seas within roughly 200 kilometers of the coastline, waves are forecast at 1.0–2.5 meters off Donghae and 1.0–3.5 meters off the West and South seas.


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