Greater Seoul sees heavy downpours, more rain expected in afternoon

Heavy rain poured down on the greater Seoul region Wednesday morning, with forecasts expecting the day to be cloudy along with more rain expected in the afternoon across the country. Heavy rain advisories were issued.

2025-09-17

Up to 70 millimeters of rain sweeps through central Korea

Korea is set for another round of torrential rain, with potential local extreme levels and significant variations across regions.

2025-08-06

Heavy rains forecast across the country; heat advisories to lift

Heavy rain is expected to affect most regions of Korea on Sunday, with downpours of up to 80 millimeters per hour forecast for the southern island of Jeju and other southeastern areas, the state weather agency said.

2025-08-03

Floodwaters devastate Yesan County as downpour upends lives

Rescue workers had their hands full in Hapori 1-ri in Yesan County, South Chungcheong, where vehicles were washed away and houses submerged by floodwaters, forcing the population — most over 70 years old — to evacuate.

2025-07-17

Heat wave ends, monsoons begin: 6 inches of rain to pummel south through Monday

Heavy rain is forecast across Korea, especially in southern regions, with more than 150 millimeters (5.9 inches) expected. The shift from heat to rain raises flood concerns.

2025-07-13

More flights grounded, almost 100 evacuated as nationwide downpour continues

Heavy downpour grounded airplanes, stranded ferries and evacuated dozens of people across the country on Saturday. Cheongyang County in South Chungcheong recorded 192 millimeters over three days.

2025-06-21

One fatality as torrential rains pummel Korea on Children's Day

Torrential rains battered many parts of Korea over the Children’s Day holiday, leaving one person dead.

2024-05-06

Central regions hit by flooding as Typhoon Doksuri looms

More heavy showers are expected to fall nationwide this coming week as the monsoon front moves eastward across the peninsula, with flooding damage already reported in the country's central regions.

2023-07-23

Casualties, outages as rain and wind batter country

Torrential rains and strong gusts resulted in at least four more casualties as monsoon downpours wreaked havoc across the country before the weekend.

2023-07-14

Korea to experience more rain this week, but not as extreme

Korea’s weather authority on Sunday predicted that rain clouds will form above Gangwon and eastern Gyeonggi early Monday morning and quickly move southward throughout Thursday morning.

2022-08-14

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