Temperatures soared on the first day of June on Friday, with the highest daytime mercury forecast to reach 31 degrees.
Clear sky is expected nationwide on this day, with early summer heat during midday.
Daytime highs will rise to between 25 and 31 C, up 2 to 4 degrees from the day before. Ozone and ultraviolet levels are in the “bad” range.
(Yonhap)
Fine dust concentrations are rated as “normal” in most areas of Korea, but in the capital city and Chungcheong, Gwangju, North Jeolla, Busan, Ulsan and South Gyeongsang province, levels will occasionally push into “bad” during the morning.
The weather agency said that while morning temperatures won’t veer far from the previous year’s, the daytime highs are likely to climb higher.
(khnews@heraldcorp.com)