Daeseo, the hottest day of the year today, intense scattered showers in some areas

Today marks 'Daeseo,' traditionally known as the hottest day of the year, and it certainly lives up to its name!

From early this morning, the air has felt quite muggy.

Seoul woke up to its third consecutive tropical night.

Gangneung had temperatures close to a super tropical night.

Feels like temperatures will be even higher with high humidity.

Then we are expecting some strong scattered showers.

Most areas can receive 5 to 60 millimeters, but some parts of the central region could see over 80 millimeters of rain, with intense downpours of 10 to 30 millimeters per hour.

And this afternoon, Seoul gets up to 31 degrees Celsius, Daegu and Gwangju will make it to 34 degrees with strong UV rays during the day.

The heatwave will get even stronger as the week goes on, but that's understandable as it's the end of July take good care of yourself by drinking plenty of water and taking frequent breaks in the shade!