Weather tracker: Warm Yellow Sea strengthens storms in South Korea
More than 200mm of rain forecast in parts of South Korea, while parts of southern Europe to be 10C above average South Korea’s prime minister, Han Seong-sook, met officials to prepare for heavy rain expected this week, with rainfall totals across central and northern parts of the country forecast to exceed 200mm in some areas. South Korea was battered by heavy rainfall earlier this month and some…
South Korea is bracing for heavy rainfall, with over 200mm forecast in certain regions. Prime Minister Han Seong-sook convened a meeting with officials to prepare for the extreme weather. The country has already faced significant rainfall earlier in the month, with some areas experiencing severe impacts. Additional thunderstorms are expected to pass through the region over the weekend, potentially causing disruptions on Monday.
The heavy rain is attributed to a series of intense thunderstorms that originated in the Yellow Sea, located on South Korea's western side. These storms are set to gradually move eastwards on Monday before subsiding on Tuesday. The primary factor contributing to the severity of these storms is the unusually warm waters of the Yellow Sea, which now reach a surface temperature of 29C – a full 4C above the historical average.
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