[Weather] Early summer heat under sunny skies, rain on Thursday

It's the last day of April, and we're heading straight into some early summer heat today.

Unfortunately, this hot and dry weather is also increasing the risk of wildfires.

Most of the country is now under a dry weather advisory. And the situation is more serious in the east of Gangwon-do Province, Daegu, and Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, where dry weather warnings are in place.

Be prepared for a larger temperature swing throughout the day. Daytime highs will push past 25 degrees in many parts of Korea.

Seoul gets up to a toasty 26 degrees Celsius, Daejeon, Gwangju, and Daegu will all get up to 27 degrees under mostly clear skies with decent air quality.

The good news is that we do have some rain on the way tomorrow, which should help to ease these dry conditions nationwide. The capital area could be seeing up to 50 millimeters, but there won't be as much rain for Gyeongsang-do Provinces as we'd like.

Expect to have strong winds through the end of the week, with more rain expected in southern provinces on Saturday.