[Today’s Weather] Mostly Cloudy and Overcast Across the Country... Full Moon Visible Through the Clouds

On the afternoon of May 7th, a supermoon full moon is rising in the sky over Dongnae-gu, Busan. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] On the day of Chuseok, the 1st, the sky will be mostly cloudy nationwide, and the full moon is expected to be visible through the clouds.

In the central and northern parts of Yeongdong, Gangwon Province, more rain is expected until the morning. The expected rainfall is 5 to 40mm in the central and northern parts of Yeongdong, Gangwon Province.

In Yeongdong, Gangwon Province, the east wind will blow, keeping daytime temperatures around 20 degrees Celsius, while inland areas will experience a temperature difference of more than 10 degrees between day and night.

Dense fog with visibility below 200 meters is expected in the inland areas of Chungcheong and Jeolla, and other inland areas may experience fog with visibility less than 1 km.

Sea waves will be 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the East Sea nearshore, 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the West Sea and its nearshore, and 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the South Sea nearshore. The wave heights in the open sea are forecasted to be 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the East Sea, 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the West Sea, and 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the South Sea.

The morning low temperatures by region are expected to be △Seoul 17°C △Daejeon 15°C △Daegu 14°C △Busan 16°C △Jeonju 15°C △Gwangju 16°C △Cheongju 15°C △Chuncheon 14°C △Gangneung 15°C △Jeju 19°C △Ulleungdo and Dokdo 16°C △Baengnyeongdo 17°C.

The afternoon high temperatures are expected to be △Seoul 23°C △Daejeon 24°C △Daegu 24°C △Busan 24°C △Jeonju 25°C △Gwangju 24°C △Cheongju 24°C △Chuncheon 23°C △Gangneung 21°C △Jeju 24°C △Ulleungdo and Dokdo 21°C △Baengnyeongdo 20°C.

Fine dust levels will range from 'Good' to 'Moderate' nationwide.

The Korea Meteorological Administration stated that after the rain stops, the full moon will be visible through the clouds in most regions nationwide on the night of the 1st. However, in the central region, the sky is expected to gradually become cloudy around midnight, which may hinder moon viewing.

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