Good morning. Today is Soman, the start of the second part of summer according to East Asian calendars... ancestors believe after Soman, it starts to feel more like summer...

And it will surely feel like summer in the afternoon but those in the eastern regions, including Daegu will have cooler than average readings due to easterly winds.

For other regions, Seoul will get up to 24 degrees Celsius... Gwangju will hit 25, while Gyeongju will top out at 21,... with very high UV rays across the nation.

Tomorrow is Buddha's Birthday, we have rain in the forecast tomorrow evening which will linger into Wednesday

With that, let's take a look at the international weather for viewers around the world.

South Korea has mostly sunny skies and good air, and North Korea will also have summer-like weather under bright skies.

Over in Beijing, expect steady rain early on, followed by clouds with a few showers.

Perth is on track for the driest autumn on record. There is some welcome rain on the way on Thursday and on Friday.

Vancouver had cloudy skies with some showers on Sunday, the sun should return for the first half of the coming week.

As for South America, most cities on the map will be under mainly sunny skies on Friday.

Taking you to Europe,... Rome and Paris will see rain for the start of the week, so have an umbrella handy.

Lastly to Africa, good news for those in Cape Town, expect a few days of much needed rain this week.

That's the weather update for now.