Getting cloudier, rain on Saturday _ 041318

Good morning. We should have cloudier skies across South Korea,... while Beijing will be rainy and cool,... but it's sun all the way in Tokyo.

Temperatures in the upper parts are pretty much a repeat of yesterday while the southern regions will have highs 3 to 4 degrees lower than yesterday.

Taking a closer look at today's highs, Seoul and Jeju will get up to 19 degrees Celsius, Gyeongju will top out at 17, but rain will start to fall on Jeju Island at around 9 p.m.

A dry weather advisory is in place for much of eastern parts of the country including Daegu, Busan and Gyeongju, but some much needed rainfall is in store on Saturday to soak the country.

Saturday is shaping up to be a rainy day for most parts of the country, bringing down the temperatures to below average again over the weekend.

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

Most of South Korea will have a few clouds with pleasant temperature readings, while most of North Korea will have cloudy skies all day.

As for the rest of Asia, those in Bangkok will need to brace for a severe heatwave under sunny skies well into the weekend.

Sydney heat records get another nudge as south-east Australia sizzles, expect another scorcher on Friday with a high of 33 degrees.

Heading to North America, New Yorkers will notice early summer-like temperatures on Friday and Saturday.

As for South America, most parts will have a repeat of Thursday's weather conditions.

Taking you to Europe,... most of Germany enjoyed summery t-shirt weather over past few days but expect some rain along with scattered thunderstorms.

Lastly to Africa, in Cape Town there is a chance of a shower or two during the morning, followed by partly cloudy skies in the afternoon.

That's the weather update for now.