Nationwide rain forecast for long weekend to bring relief to drought-hit south
Rain is forecast across Korea over the upcoming three-day weekend, the national weather agency said Thursday, likely bringing relief to southern regions suffering from a severe drought. Sudden showers are forecast for inland parts of the country Saturday before nationwide rain over the next two days due to a low pressure system advancing from Shanghai, according to the Korea Meteorological…
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has forecasted nationwide rain during the upcoming three-day long weekend, which is set to arrive on Monday following Liberation Day on Saturday. This rain is expected to provide much-needed relief to southern regions grappling with severe drought conditions. The low-pressure system is anticipated to bring sudden showers to inland areas starting on Saturday before spreading across the entire country over the following two days.
This forecast comes as the southern parts of South Korea, particularly the southeastern province of South Gyeongsang, have been experiencing significantly low water storage levels due to inadequate precipitation over recent months. Between July 12 and August 11, southern regions received only 58.5 millimeters of rain, which is about one-fourth of the historical average of 241.9 mm for the same period.
In South Gyeongsang and the southeastern cities of Busan and Ulsan, precipitation was particularly meager, amounting to just 16.6 mm during the same timeframe. This represents the lowest levels of rainfall in these areas since 1973, the earliest year for which such data is available.
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