Morning lows of 11–21 C

Afternoon highs to reach 20–27 C

Residents stroll with umbrellas amid autumn foliage at the Donghwa district of Palgongsan in Daegu's Dong-gu on Tuesday, when fall rain swept through the area. [Yonhap]
Residents stroll with umbrellas amid autumn foliage at the Donghwa district of Palgongsan in Daegu's Dong-gu on Tuesday, when fall rain swept through the area. [Yonhap]

Skies will be mostly overcast across South Korea on Sunday, with rain expected throughout the day.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, showers will begin in the early hours of Sunday in Incheon, northern Gyeonggi Province and Jeju Island before spreading to the central regions by morning. Rain will reach most parts of the country in the afternoon, with the central regions expected to see it taper off by nightfall.

In areas where rain falls, thunderstorms are possible, with intense bursts of up to 30 millimeters per hour forecast at times.

Expected rainfall totals are 30–80 mm for Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi Province, the five West Sea islands, Daejeon, Sejong, South Chungcheong Province and North Chungcheong Province, and 20–70 mm for inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon Province.

Over Sunday and Monday, the Gangwon Province East Sea coast is forecast to receive 5–20 mm; North Jeolla Province, 30–80 mm; Gwangju and South Jeolla Province, 20–60 mm; Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province, Busan, Ulsan and South Gyeongsang Province, 10–50 mm; and Jeju Island, 10–60 mm.

Morning lows are expected to range from 11 to 21 degrees Celsius, with afternoon highs reaching 20 to 27 degrees.

Wave heights in coastal waters are forecast at 1.0–3.5 meters in the East Sea and Yellow Sea and 0.5–2.5 meters in the South Sea. In the open waters farther offshore — within roughly 200 kilometers of the coastline — waves are expected to reach 1.0–5.0 meters in the East Sea, 1.5–5.0 meters in the Yellow Sea and 1.0–3.0 meters in the South Sea.


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