For the fifth consecutive day, tropical nights continued in Seoul. On the 4th, a heat wave advisory was issued, with the daytime high temperature rising to 36 degrees.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 4th, the nighttime low temperature in Seoul exceeded 25 degrees from 6 p.m. the previous day until 9 a.m. that day. Starting from the 29th of last month, the nighttime low temperature exceeded 25 degrees on June 30, July 1-3, marking five consecutive days. When the temperature remains above 25 degrees overnight, it is recorded as a tropical night.
In Gangneung, where 'extreme tropical nights' were experienced until the 3rd, the nighttime low temperature recorded was 29.3 degrees. An extreme tropical night means that the nighttime low temperature exceeds 30 degrees. Although it has passed the extreme tropical night, Gangneung's nighttime low temperature is among the highest in the country.
Most regions of the country will also be hot on this day. The daytime high temperature is forecasted to be between 30 and 36 degrees.
At 8 a.m., the temperatures in major cities were as follows: Seoul 26.6 degrees, Incheon 25.1 degrees, Daejeon 26.9 degrees, Gwangju 26.8 degrees, Daegu 27.7 degrees, Ulsan 28.6 degrees, and Busan 27.6 degrees.
There is also news of rain in some areas. Precipitation is expected to be 5 to 20 mm in Incheon and northern Gyeonggi, and around 5 mm in southern Gyeonggi and Seoul. Inland Gangwon Province and mountainous regions are expected to receive 5 to 20 mm. Earlier, the Korea Meteorological Administration declared the end of the rainy season in Jeju and the south, but noted that the central region would need to monitor conditions due to a stationary front located in North Korea.
The Korea Meteorological Administration predicted that the nighttime temperatures will not drop significantly for a while, with many areas likely to continue experiencing heat and tropical nights.