▲ Pedestrians walk in central Seoul on July 13, 2022,amid heavy rainfall. (Yonhap)

(LEAD) heavy rain-forecast

(LEAD) Torrential downpours to soak central region until Thursday morning

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By Kim Han-joo

SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- With the whole nation in the middle of the annual monsoon season, heavy downpours of up to 150 millimeters, accompanied by strong wind, are forecast to pound the central region between Wednesday and Thursday morning, the state weather agency said.

The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said up to 100 mm of monsoon rains are expected to soak the Seoul metropolitan area and almost all parts of the central region, including Gangwon Province, until early Thursday.

The precipitation may reach up to 150 mm in some mountainous districts in the central region and the northern part of the capital region, the KMA said.

Also, western parts of the capital area and northern parts of South Chungcheong Province will experience heavy downpours of 30 mm per hour Wednesday morning, the KMA said.

The KMA issued a downpour warning in five Yellow Sea islands close to the North Korean border.

Strong wind is forecast for between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning in the country's central part region near the Yellow Sea, the KMA said.

Heavy rain alerts are also poised to take effect for North Chungcheong, SouthGyeongsang and North Gyeongsang provinces and Busan, Daegu and Daejeon later in the day or early Tuesday.

Most of the downpours will have stopped by early Thursday, the KMA said.

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