Jeju, Friday cloudy and rainy... Possibility of strong winds and heavy rain warnings

Jeju = Yonhap News Reporter Jeon Ji-hye = On Friday the 18th, Jeju will be mostly cloudy and rainy.

As of the morning of the 19th, the expected rainfall is 10 to 50 mm (over 80 mm in many places) in Jeju Island (excluding the north and west) and 5 to 30 mm in the north and west.

In addition, in the mountainous, mid-mountainous, and eastern regions where a strong wind warning has been issued, winds will blow very strongly with an instantaneous wind speed of 20 m per second (25 m per second in mountain areas), and in other areas, there will be places where the instantaneous wind speed is around 15 m per second.

Even at sea, the wind is expected to blow very strongly at 9 to 15 meters per second and the waves are expected to be very high at 1.5 to 3.5 meters.

The highest temperature during the day is expected to be 25 to 28 degrees.

Fine dust concentration will be at a ‘good’ level.

The Korea Meteorological Administration warned that a heavy rain warning is likely to be issued as very strong and heavy rain of 20 to 30 mm per hour accompanied by gusty winds, thunder, and lightning will fall from morning until daytime, and warned people to be careful about facility management and safety accidents.

He also emphasized that for the time being, there will be places where high waves caused by strong swells will strongly rush onto the white sandy beach or over the seashore rocks and breakwaters, so special attention must be paid to safety accidents.