Heat persists with scattered showers across Korea

Although the season is slowly shifting toward autumn, the summer heat isn't letting up just yet.

At least here in the capital, we went without a tropical night for the second night in a row, but humidity kept the feels-like temperature at tropical night levels.

Today, the heat continues with daytime highs reaching 30 degrees Celsius across much of Korea.

From this afternoon into the evening, instability in the atmosphere will trigger scattered showers.

Rainfall amounts will range from 5 to 40 millimeters, along with thunderstorms.

But skies will stay mostly clear until those showers pass, with an expected high of 32 degrees in the capital, Daegu and Gwangju will get up to 33 degrees Celsius this afternoon.

We will need a dual-purpose, sun-and-waterproof umbrella with frequent passing rain in store through the weekend.

AND despite September beginning next week, daytime heat is forecast to stay with us.