Snow and Rain Across the Country Until Tomorrow Morning... Colder Than Yesterday

Rain or Snow in Northern Gyeonggi, Northwestern Gangwon Yeongseo, and Jeju Island
Rain from Night in Central-Southern Gangwon Yeongseo, Chungnam, and Jeonbuk
Fine Dust Levels Good to Moderate Across All Regions

On the 1st, as the morning temperature in Seoul dropped to minus 3 degrees Celsius, signaling a winter cold wave, office workers near the Sejongno intersection in Jongno-gu, Seoul, are heading to work wearing thick coats. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] On Thursday the 2nd, the whole country will be mostly cloudy, with rain or snow falling in northern Gyeonggi, Gangwon Yeongseo, and Jeju Island. The morning low temperature will be 2 to 6 degrees lower than the previous day, and strong winds will make it feel colder.

The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted that in the afternoon, rain or snow will fall in northern Gyeonggi, northern Gangwon Yeongseo, and Jeju Island, with snow starting at night in central and southern Gangwon Yeongseo, and rain in Chungnam and Jeonbuk.

Along the Chungnam west coast and Jeolla west coast, precipitation will continue until the morning; in the Seoul metropolitan area west coast, it will occur in the morning; and in Seoul, southern Gyeonggi, and Jeonnam regions, sporadic snowflakes or raindrops will fall from afternoon to night.

Expected precipitation amounts are less than 5mm in northern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, Jeju Island, and the five western islands; and less than 0.1mm of raindrops in Seoul, southern Gyeonggi, and Jeonnam regions.

Snow accumulation of around 1cm is expected in inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon and Jeju mountainous areas, with less than 1cm in northeastern Gyeonggi and the five western islands. Seoul, southern Gyeonggi, and the west coast will see less than 0.1cm of snowflakes.

The morning low temperature will be about 2 to 6 degrees lower than the previous day, and strong winds will make the perceived temperature even lower. In inland areas, the temperature difference will be large, exceeding 10 to 15 degrees, so health management should be taken seriously. Fine dust levels will be good to moderate across all regions.

As of 8 a.m., morning low temperatures are Seoul -4.6°C, Chuncheon -8.9°C, Cheongju -3.6°C, Suwon -3.8°C, Jeonju 0°C, Daejeon -2.6°C, Andong -5.0°C, Daegu -0.1°C, Gwangju 1.3°C, Changwon -0.7°C, and Busan 0.7°C. The daytime high temperature will range from 4 to 10°C.

On the 3rd, in the Seoul metropolitan area, rain or snow is expected briefly around dawn. Rain or snow will fall from dawn to morning in the Gangwon inland mountainous areas, Chungcheong region, Jeonbuk, northern Jeonnam, western inland Gyeongsang, and Jeju Island.

On the 3rd, less than 5mm of rain will fall in the central region, and around 1cm of snow is expected to accumulate in eastern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, and northern Chungcheong.

From the afternoon of the 2nd to the 3rd, winds in the Gangwon mountainous areas will be very strong, with speeds of 10 to 16 m/s and gusts exceeding 20 m/s, so caution is advised for facility management.

Sea waves will be 0.5 to 3.0 meters in the East Sea coastal waters, 1.0 to 2.5 meters in the West Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the South Sea coastal waters. A storm warning may be issued in the central West Sea offshore area in the evening.

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