Baseball fans on edge as Typhoon Trami brings clouds, rain to southern Korea

Baseball fans are anxiously watching the weather Sunday as Kia and Samsung prepare to face off in Game 1 of the playoff at Daegu Samsung Lions Park at 2 p.m. The best-of-five series opener is under threat from Typhoon Trami, the 30th typhoon of the season, which has brought rain forecasts to southern parts of the country. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecast mostly clear skies from morning through the afternoon for the Greater Seoul area and inland Gangwon Province, but said rain is expected across the southern regions and Jeju Island. The southern part of South Chungcheong Province will see rain through the morning, while parts of the Gangwon coast along the East Sea and mountainous areas will receive rain from the morning onward. Scattered areas in the Chungcheong region can expect trace amounts — less than 0.1 millimeters — from morning through the night. Daegu, where the playoff is being held, is forecast to see rain through late afternoon.

Expected rainfall totals include 5 to 10 millimeters along the Gangwon East Sea coast, less than 5 millimeters in the southeastern part of South Chungcheong Province and the southern part of North Chungcheong Province, 5 to 10 millimeters in North Jeolla Province, and 5 to 10 millimeters in Daegu and inland North Gyeongsang Province.

Some areas are forecast to see rain continuing through Monday.

Expected two-day totals include 5 to 20 millimeters in Gangwon mountain areas, 10 to 40 millimeters in Gwangju and South Jeolla Province, 20 to 60 millimeters along the southern coast of Busan, Ulsan and South Gyeongsang Province, 5 to 40 millimeters in inland South Gyeongsang Province, the East Sea coast of North Gyeongsang Province and its northeastern mountain areas, and 30 to 80 millimeters on Jeju Island, with more than 120 millimeters possible in mountainous and mid-elevation areas.

Rough seas and swells are expected offshore, and residents near coastal areas are advised to take precautions.

The temperature gap between daytime highs and nighttime lows is expected to reach around 15 degrees Celsius, particularly in the Greater Seoul area and inland Gangwon Province.

Daytime highs are forecast to range from 18 to 24 degrees Celsius.

As of 5 a.m. Sunday, temperatures stood at 13.3 degrees in Seoul, 12.7 degrees in Incheon, 13.4 degrees in Suwon, 11.1 degrees in Chuncheon, 17.2 degrees in Gangneung, 15.5 degrees in Cheongju, 14.8 degrees in Daejeon, 15.8 degrees in Jeonju, 16.7 degrees in Gwangju, 19.4 degrees in Jeju, 16.2 degrees in Daegu, 18.3 degrees in Busan, 17.9 degrees in Ulsan and 17.0 degrees in Changwon.

Wave heights in coastal waters are forecast at 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the East Sea and South Sea, and 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the West Sea.

In offshore waters roughly 200 kilometers from the coastline, wave heights are expected to reach 0.5 to 3.5 meters in the East Sea, 0.5 to 4.5 meters in the West Sea and 1.5 to 5.0 meters in the South Sea.