A weather application on smartphones made by Samsung Electronics is erroneously identifying the easternmost South Korean islets of Dokdo as North Korean territory.
A spell of midsummer-like heat is expected to begin Thursday, with daytime highs climbing above 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) across the greater Seoul area, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Wednesday.
Heavy spring rain, accompanied by strong winds, thunder and lightning, is expected to drench most of the country through Tuesday afternoon, according to the state weather agency.
Spring rain is set to fall across central Korea on Thursday afternoon before giving way to clear skies and pleasant weather through the weekend, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) on Thursday.
Korea might see scorching heat waves after the summer monsoon and even into autumn this year, according to a report from the state-run Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) on Monday.
Commuters heading to work on Monday, the first workday of May, should brace for winds strong enough to knock them off their feet.
Rain is expected on two days of the early May holiday stretch, but Children's Day on Tuesday will be clear and warm across the country.
Warm spring weather is expected to continue through the weekend with dust-free skies, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) on Thursday.
After a weekend of unseasonable heat topping 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), temperatures dropped sharply within a day, bringing rare cold wave advisories to parts of the country and high concentrations of yellow dust from China.
The state weather agency on Tuesday dismissed social media rumors predicting a monthlong deluge in June, warning the public against believing misleading unofficial forecasts online.
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