Typhoon Prapiroon lashed Korea's Jeju Island and Gyeongsangnam-do coastline yesterday, but the typhoon has shifted course to the east, bringing stormy weather to Dokdo and Ulleungdo.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country will have a very humid and hot day under mostly sunny skies.

But monsoon showers are in the forecast for most parts of the country during the day. Have your umbrella handy.

Temperature-wise, southern regions will notice a jump in temperatures, with highs ranging from 30 to 32 degrees Celsius. Seoul and Gyeongju will get up to 31 degrees.

Readings will go down a few notches on Thursday with another round of light showers expected in inland regions including Seoul.

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

While most of South Korea will deal with humid weather under mostly sunny skies, some parts of North Korea will see sporadic showers.

The mercury drops a bit in New Delhi, bringing some relief from the hot and sultry weather.

Those in Perth will need to keep an umbrella handy until Thursday.

Chicago should be facing a rainy Fourth of July this year with scattered thunderstorms. It will still be warm though.

As for South America, Rio de Janeiro and Santiago will both have a rainy Wednesday.

Taking you to Europe,...there'll be a break from the heatwave and sunshine... with showers in store until Thursday.

Lastly to Africa, the scorching heat wave in Cairo shows no sign of easing up.

That's the weather update for now.