Korea sweats in scorching summer heat — in pictures

The weather in Korea on Tuesday will remain mostly clear, with intense sauna-like heat continuing throughout the day. Scattered showers are expected in parts of Seoul, inland Gyeonggi, areas of Gangwon and northern South Chungcheong.

The statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno District, central Seoul, is seen filmed with a regular camera and a thermal imaging camera on July 28. [JANG JIN-YOUNG]

The weather in Korea on Tuesday will remain mostly clear, with intense sauna-like heat continuing throughout the day.

Scattered showers are expected in parts of Seoul, inland Gyeonggi, the inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon and northern South Chungcheong between Tuesday afternoon and evening, forecasts showed.

Expected rainfall from these showers is 5 to 50 millimeters (0.19 to 2.15 inches) in the Seoul metropolitan area and inland and mountainous Gangwon, 5 to 40 millimeters in northern South Chungcheong and 5 to 40 millimeters in northern inland North Jeolla.

Morning temperatures were unusually high Tuesday, with Seoul recording 27.9 degrees Celsius (82.2 degrees Fahrenheit), Incheon 26.5 degrees Celsius, Suwon 25.1 degrees Celsius, Daejeon 26.1 degrees Celsius, Jeonju 26.2 degrees Celsius, Gwangju 25.4 degrees Celsius, Jeju 26.3 degrees Celsius, Daegu 24.9 degrees Celsius and Busan 26.5 degrees Celsius.

Daytime highs are forecast to range from 32 degrees Celsius to 37 degrees Celsius.

With heat wave advisories in effect nationwide, the maximum apparent temperatures are expected to approach 35 degrees Celsius, making conditions extremely hot and humid.

Fine dust levels will remain at “good” to “moderate” across all regions.

Vacationers enjoy playing in the water at Gujora Beach in Irun-myeon, Geoje, South Gyeongsang, on July 28. [YONHAP]

A forecaster at the Korea Meteorological Administration's metropolitan branch in Suwon, Gyeonggi, shows the heat wave warning situation and the highest temperature in the metropolitan area on July 28. [WOO SANG-JO]

Officials monitor the power supply and demand situation at the Grid Operation Center of the Korea Electric Power Corporation's Gyeonggi regional headquarters in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on July 28, as the demand for electricity climbs amid high temperatures. [YONHAP]

A worker drinks water while moving materials outdoors near the Dongdaemun Shopping Complex in Jung District, central Seoul, on July 27. [YONHAP]

A worker wipes off sweat with a towel while moving materials outdoors near the Dongdaemun Shopping Complex in Jung District, central Seoul, on July 27. [YONHAP]

A heat haze is seen on a road in Gwangju on July 28, as a heat wave warning was issued for the region. [NEWS1]

A person walks underneath the shade of a sun umbrella near a community center in Daegu on July 28. [NEWS1]

Minister of the Interior and Safety Yun Ho-jung presides over a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to deal with heat waves at the government complex in Sejong on July 28. [YONHAP]

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]