Good afternoon. Bright sunshine and higher than average temperatures will continue on this last day of May.

There will be strong UV rays across most parts of the country all day, so try to stay in the shade and drink plenty of water.

Highs will go a couple of notches higher than yesterday, hovering in the upper twenties in many parts, with Seoul getting up to 27 degrees Celsius.

For other parts, Daejeon and Gyeongju will be at 26 degrees Celsius while Chuncheon will make it to 29 degrees.

We'll have a scorching start to June, sunny skies and high UV rays will make it feel hotter than the actual temperatures.

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

South Korea will have mostly sunny skies with high UV rays in most parts... and North Korea will have stable weather along with bright skies.

Manila and Bangkok will have a rainy Thursday along with scattered thunderstorms at times.

Perth will have unstable weather with a high of 20 degrees Celsius.

Over in New York, expect areas of patchy fog early along with showers in the morning. Skies will turn cloudy in the afternoon.

As for South America, Santiago is going through cooler than average temperatures this month, the first week of June seems to be a chilly one as well.

Taking you to Europe,... travel chaos is expected to continue today as the UK will be hit with "intense" thunderstorms and heavy rain.

Lastly to Africa, cold weather is expected for most of South Africa, as winter approaches.

That's the weather update for now.