[Weather] Rain in the Seoul Metropolitan Area from the Morning of the 15th... Generally Mild Nationwide

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] On the 15th, the Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted on the 14th that rain will fall in the metropolitan area and inland regions amid mild weather.

The rain will start in the morning in the metropolitan area and Gangwon Yeongseo, then expand in the afternoon to inland Chungcheong, inland Jeolla, and some northern inland areas of Gyeongbuk.

Most of the precipitation will fall as rain, but in high mountainous areas where temperatures are low, it may fall as rain or snow.

Expected precipitation amounts are 5 to 10 mm in eastern Gyeonggi, Gangwon Yeongseo, and northern Chungbuk; less than 5 mm in the metropolitan area (excluding eastern Gyeonggi), inland Chungnam, southern Chungbuk, northern inland Gyeongbuk, inland Jeolla, Jeju Island, and Ulleungdo·Dokdo.

Expected snowfall is 1 to 3 cm in the Gangwon mountainous region.

The rain is expected to mostly stop in the afternoon in the metropolitan area and inland Chungcheong, and at night in other regions.

The Korea Meteorological Administration emphasized special caution for traffic safety as visibility will be reduced in areas with rain or snow, and temperatures will be below freezing in the morning when rain starts and at night when it ends, causing ice patches on roads.

In areas where snow recently fell, snow melted during the day but refroze overnight as temperatures dropped below freezing, making hills, slopes, and shaded side roads slippery.

When snow melted during the day evaporates and the lower atmosphere remains humid, and temperatures drop overnight, water vapor condenses, causing dense fog with visibility below 200 meters in inland Jeolla and fog with visibility under 1 km in other inland areas from that night through the morning of the 15th.

Many places are also expected to remain with light fog (bakmu) or haze (yeonmu), which occurs when smoke, dust, and fine particles float in the air under relatively low humidity, causing a hazy appearance.

The lowest morning temperatures on the 15th will be around minus 5 degrees Celsius in Gangwon Yeongseo and some inland areas of Gyeongbuk, and around 0 degrees Celsius in most other regions nationwide.

The highest daytime temperatures will rise to around 10 degrees Celsius in most regions nationwide (around 15 degrees Celsius on the Gangwon East Coast and southern regions), about 3 to 5 degrees higher than the average for this time of year.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.