Satellite image of the Korean Peninsula as of 9:00 pm on the 6th. Water vapor is spreading all over the country, and a rain cloud belt is formed around Gangwon-do. /Meteorological Administration
The Meteorological Administration announced that there will be places where ‘up to 90 mm per hour’ of heavy rain is pouring while a heavy rain warning is in effect in Gangwon-do on the 6th.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, as of 8 p.m. on the 6th, heavy rain warnings were issued for the Goseong plains and northern mountains in Gangwon-do, and heavy rain warnings for the Gangneung plains, Sokcho plains, Yangyang plains, and central mountains, respectively. Heavy rain of 50 to 90 mm per hour will fall.
The Korea Meteorological Administration explained that heavy rain is expected in the Yeongdong area of Gangwon as the strong rain cloud band stagnates and the warm east wind gradually strengthens. The expected rainfall in Gangwon-do from the 6th to the 8th is 50-300mm.
Excluding areas where it rains, heatwave warnings are in effect in most areas of Gangwon-do. Heat wave warnings have been issued for Yeongwol, Hoengseong, Wonju, Cheorwon, Chuncheon, Hwacheon, and Hongcheon plains, and heatwave warnings for Pyeongchang plains, Yanggu plains, and Inje plains. A heavy rain warning and a heat wave warning were issued together in one area.
With the heat wave gradually intensifying, showers will fall across the country from the 6th to the 8th due to atmospheric instability. On the 7th, Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Chungcheong, and southern regions. On the 8th, showers are expected in Chungcheong, Jeolla, and Gyeongsang areas. The expected precipitation due to showers is 5 to 60 mm across the country.
2023-08-06 11:48:12
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