[Today's Weather] Cloudy and Rainy Nationwide... Fine Dust 'Bad'

On the 21st, under cloudy weather, the city viewed from Bukak Skyway in Jongno-gu, Seoul appears completely hazy.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] On Tuesday the 17th, the whole country will be mostly cloudy with rain.

Expected precipitation amounts are 5~30mm for Jeju Island, 5~10mm for the southern coast, and less than 5mm for the central region (excluding Gangwon Yeongdong), Jeolla Province (excluding the southern coast), northern inland Gyeongbuk, and the five western islands.

Also, until this morning, dense fog with visibility below 200m is expected in Gyeonggi Province, Gangwon Yeongseo and mountainous areas, and northern Chungcheong Province. Fog with visibility less than 1km will also form in other central regions (excluding the east coast) and southern inland areas.

During the day, there will be gusts of wind along with thunder and lightning in Jeju Island and the southern coast.

Morning low temperatures by region are △Seoul 11°C △Incheon 12°C △Suwon 9°C △Daejeon 10°C △Gwangju 12°C △Chuncheon 6°C △Cheongju 10°C △Jeonju 10°C △Gangneung 12°C △Daegu 8°C △Busan 14°C △Masan·Changwon 10°C △Ulleung·Dokdo 12°C △Jeju Island 17°C, etc.

Afternoon high temperatures are forecasted as △Seoul 19°C △Incheon 18°C △Suwon 19°C △Daejeon 20°C △Gwangju 20°C △Chuncheon 18°C △Cheongju 20°C △Jeonju 21°C △Gangneung 21°C △Daegu 20°C △Busan 21°C △Masan·Changwon 19°C △Ulleung·Dokdo 18°C △Jeju Island 24°C, etc.

Fine dust concentration levels will be 'bad' in southern Gyeonggi and Daegu, and 'good' to 'moderate' in other regions. However, Seoul, Incheon, northern Gyeonggi, Chungcheong area, and Jeonbuk will experience 'bad' levels until the morning.

The Korea Meteorological Administration advised, "From tonight, strong winds of 30~45 km/h (9~13 m/s) will blow in Gangwon Yeongdong, so please be cautious in managing facilities."

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