Anchor: Scorching heat wave continues due to stagnant high-pressure air masses above the Korean Peninsula. Tropical nights have been reported in many parts of the nation as the weather agency forecasts daytime sensory temperatures to hit around 35 degrees Celsius over the weekend. 
Kim Bum-soo has more. 

Report: As the scorching heat continues to blanket the country, a tropical night has been reported in Seoul for the 20th consecutive night. 

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA) on Saturday, nighttime lows in the capital reached 26-point-four degrees Celsius overnight.

Tropical nights, in which the minimum temperature stays above 25 degrees Celsius from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. the next day, were also recorded for the 16th straight day in the southeastern port city of Busan, and 26th day on the southern resort island of Jeju.

The weather agency forecasts feels-like temperatures to reach 35 degrees over the weekend, as Korea remains trapped in a heat dome of the hot and humid North Pacific and the sizzling and dry Tibetan Highs overlapping above the Korean Peninsula.

Under cloudy skies, sudden showers are expected in many parts of the nation due to the damp air, briefly reducing temperatures, but steamy weather will soon come back with more humidity. 

As the intense heat wave is expected to continue throughout next week, the weather agency warned against heat-related illnesses, advising the public to remain hydrated and refrain from outdoor activities between 2 and 5 p.m.
Kim Bum-soo, KBS World Radio News.