As heavy rain is set to begin tomorrow, soccer fans are closely watching the weather ahead of the group stage match between South Korea and Mexico in the 2026 North and Central America World Cup.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration and Yonhap News on June 18, a stationary front and a developing low-pressure system will bring rain starting in Jeju Island on the morning of June 19. The rain is expected to spread to the Honam region in the afternoon and to the rest of the country by night. Areas in the central region (excluding the eastern coast of Gangwon) and northern Gyeongsangbuk-do may experience scattered showers in the afternoon and evening before the widespread rain begins.
The rain is forecasted to gradually taper off starting the evening of June 20.
Over the two days from June 19 to 20, total rainfall is expected to reach 50 to 150 mm in Jeju (with up to 200 mm in the mid-mountain areas and 250 mm in mountainous regions), 50 to 100 mm in the mountainous areas and eastern coast of Gangwon (with a maximum of 120 mm), 30 to 80 mm in Honam (with up to 100 mm in southern Jeollanam-do, the southern coast, and near Jirisan), and 30 to 80 mm in Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam, Daegu, and Gyeongbuk (with up to 100 mm in Busan, Ulsan, and the southern coast of Gyeongnam and near Jirisan). In Chungcheong, 20 to 60 mm is expected, while Gangwon inland may see 10 to 60 mm, the capital region 10 to 40 mm, and Ulleungdo and Dokdo 20 to 60 mm, with the five islands in the West Sea receiving 5 to 30 mm.
In terms of peak rainfall times, Jeju is expected to see over 50 mm per hour in mountainous areas from the afternoon of June 19 to the morning of June 20, while other areas may experience 30 to 50 mm per hour from the night of June 19 to the morning of June 20.
In the southern coastal areas of Jeollanam-do, Gyeongnam, and near Jirisan, heavy rain of 30 to 50 mm per hour is expected between early and late morning on June 20. During the same time, the rest of Honam and inland Gyeongnam, Daegu, and Gyeongbuk may see 20 to 30 mm per hour.
Afterward, from the morning to night of June 20, heavy rainfall of 20 to 30 mm per hour is anticipated in the mountainous areas and eastern coast of Gangwon.
The Korea Meteorological Administration stated that while significant rainfall is expected, the country has not yet entered the monsoon season.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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