Rain followed by cloudy skies _ 050118

Good morning. There's varied weather across Korea on this first day of May, which is also Labor Day in Korea and China.

Cloudy skies will feature all day, with rain expected to fall on Jeju Island and along the south coast from this afternoon, while the capital area will stay dry until tomorrow.

Until the rain falls, we'll be covered by high levels of smog and fine dust. The capital area is likely to have low air quality all day while the rest of the country will see the air quality improving gradually.

Temperatures will remain warm. Seoul, Daejeon and Chuncheon will all make it to 25 degrees Celsius, Gyeongju and Daegu will climb to 24.

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

South Korea will see some welcome rain from this afternoon into tomorrow, and most parts of North Korea will also see showers, but with mild temperatures.

Tokyo and Beijing will be under mostly sunny skies, and it will be warmer in Tokyo.

This April in Sydney has often felt more like mid-summer than mid-autumn-- the city has just experienced its hottest ever April.

Heading to North America, New Yorkers can finally break out the T-shirts this week.

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

Taking you to Europe,... the soggy start to the week in London came with chilly temperatures, but expect stable conditions on Tuesday.

Lastly to Africa, it's getting hotter by the day in Cairo... and on Friday, the temperature will hit its peak.

That's the weather update for now.