Torrential rain in southern coastal regions _ 062818

2018-06-28 1

Good morning. Monsoon rains are battering the southern coastal regions today.

The rain has picked up compared to earlier, and heavy rain alerts have been expanded to more areas.

Busan is under a heavy rain warning now, while Gwangju, Jeju Island and the southern coastal regions are under advisories.

Up to 150 millimeters of rain could come down, and the central regions could see passing showers in the evening.

Temperature-wise, southern regions will notice highs 1 to 5 degrees lower than yesterday, Gyeongju, Daejeon and Daegu will get up to 27 degrees Celsius. Seoul will be warm and humid getting up to 28 degrees.

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

Those in southern parts of South Korea are urged to be careful of flash flooding while North Korea will also see showers with thunder and lightning.

India's monsoon rain was welcomed by many as it brought relief from the heat.

High pressure is building in Wellington but a cold front is on the way for Sunday.

Many of us in Korea have missed this year's Strawberry Moon on Wednesday night, but those in North America still have a chance to see it, be sure to check the right time for your region.

As for South America, those in Bogota should enjoy sunshine on Thursday, but rain returns Friday.

Taking you to Europe,... most European cities will have a hot and warm Thursday.

Lastly to Africa, Addis Ababa will have unstable weather conditions for a while.

That's the weather update for now.