{
  "id": 1370343,
  "title": "Southern regions and Jeju Island will experience more widespread rain until the morning, while central regions will see afternoon showers.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/story-1370343",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T21:16:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/environment/1273190.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
  "account": "On Monday, January 17th, rain was falling across most of the country, with the southeastern coast and the island of Jeju experiencing particularly heavy downpours. By 6 a.m., areas such as Geojedo and Tungyeon had seen torrential rain, with up to 124.5mm and 96.7mm falling in an hour, respectively. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecast that rain would continue through the morning, with up to 50-100mm expected in the surrounding areas. The administration warned that there were risks of landslides, flooding, and flash floods, urging people to exercise caution.\n\nThe heavy rain was caused by a low-pressure system moving from the west coast of China towards Korea. While the country will see rain throughout the morning, areas including the central region and Jeju are expected to continue receiving rain through the evening. Rainfall amounts are expected to range from 5-20mm in the Seoul metropolitan area, 5-10mm in Gangwon province, 5-40mm in Chungcheong province, 20-60mm in Jeolla province, 80-150mm (with some areas reaching over 250mm), and 30-80mm in Jeju (with some areas receiving up to 100mm).\n\nTemperatures on the ground will rise to around 30 degrees Celsius as the low-level air passes through, with the atmosphere becoming increasingly unstable. As a result, there is a possibility of moderate to heavy showers (5-60mm) in the central and southern regions of the country in the afternoon and evening. Meanwhile, interior areas will continue to experience high temperatures, with the highest predicted maximum temperature of 33 degrees Celsius in the Seoul metropolitan area, 32 degrees in Gyeongbuk and Jeolla provinces, and 32 degrees in Chungcheong province. Expected maximum feels-like temperatures will reach around 33 degrees Celsius in major cities including Seoul (30 degrees), Incheon (30 degrees), Chuncheon (30 degrees), Gangneung (28 degrees), Chungju (30 degrees), Daegu (32 degrees), Busan (28 degrees), and Jeju (31 degrees).",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}