Record-breaking tropical nights and intense heat continues

It's the last day of July, when the summer heat in Korea usually peaks, but it's been too hot this year.

In fact, this year, July's nights have been the hottest on record since observations began.

We've had a total of 22 tropical nights up to today.

With heatwave alerts remaining in place in almost all regions, afternoon highs will climb above 35 degrees Celsius again.

Meanwhile, light rain is expected on Jeju Island until this morning with strong winds, and parts of Gangwon-do and the western coast of Jeollanam-do province can see scattered showers until late this morning.

Sunny skies are expected for most regions except in the capital area and Chuncheon.

But highs in Seoul, Daejeon and Daegu will all get up to 36 degrees.

Gyeongju and Gwangju will top out at 35 degrees.

Intense heat will continue through August, so take care in this extreme heat!