Nationwide light rain to dampen the nation _ 050218

  • 6 years ago
Good morning. Light showers have been falling across most of Korea. Over the East Sea,... Tokyo will see scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Light rain has been falling on Korea. Southern and eastern regions are seeing heavier showers, while it's just been sprinkling here in Seoul so far.

But you will need an umbrella. Rain will pick up in the afternoon and will continue until the evening. Those of you down south will see the rain letting up later in the morning.

Highs will be a couple of notches lower than yesterday, Seoul and Daejeon will be at 21 degrees Celsius, Busan and Chuncheon will get up to 19 degrees.

With that, let's take a look at the international weather for viewers around the world.

South Korea will have a calm day along with a mix of rain and clouds, while most parts of North Korea will also see showers.

Over in the Philippines, there's been intense heat this dry season and it could get even hotter in May.

Western Australia has had its second-warmest April on record, but the lowest rainfall since 1994.

Heading to North America, New York and Washington DC will move on from winter-like weather straight into summer this week,... skipping over any kind of spring weather in the process.

As for South America, Rio de Janeiro will have mix of rain and clouds.

Taking you to Europe,...those in Moscow will have a chilly morning turning into a warm afternoon.

Lastly to Africa, the Western Cape can expect some more rain, and gale-force winds will hit the Eastern Cape coast on Wednesday.

That's the weather update for now.