Highest temperature in Seoul (Incheon) on August 3?

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Market context

The real-world event is the **highest temperature recorded at Incheon Intl Airport Station on 3 August 2026**, with settlement based on the daily maximum shown by Wunderground. Current market pricing at **0% YES** is a strong signal that traders see the upper temperature band as very unlikely to be hit, which is consistent with a market that resolves on a single station reading rather than a citywide headline forecast.

That scepticism can be read against recent Korean forecast coverage, which has described an intense late-summer heat pattern but still placed Incheon’s daytime high around **34°C** and Seoul’s around **37°C**, with some local showers possible in the capital area later in the day.[3][5][8][12] August climatology for Seoul is hot, but not extreme enough on its own to justify a high probability for the top bands unless a short-lived spike, clearer skies, or a stronger-than-expected heat ridge pushes the airport reading above published forecasts.[2][16][18]

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