[Tomorrow's Weather] Snow Falling on Seollal for the First Time in 9 Years... Over 10cm in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

Snow Again from Early Dawn to Noon on Lunar New Year's Day... "Be Careful of Traffic Safety for Homecoming and Returning"

On the 19th, when a heavy snow warning was issued for the entire Seoul area, citizens were walking in the streets of Myeongdong, Seoul, while being covered in snow. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the weather will be mostly cloudy nationwide, clearing up gradually from the afternoon.

Snow is expected in the Seoul metropolitan area until the morning. The northern part of Jeonnam will see snow until dawn, while the inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, Chungcheong region, and Jeonbuk will have snow until noon.

This is the first snowy Lunar New Year in Seoul in nine years since 2013.

Expected snowfall amounts are 2 to 7 cm in the Seoul metropolitan area, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, northern Chungcheong, the five western islands, and Ulleungdo and Dokdo. Some areas in southern Gyeonggi, southern inland Gangwon, and Ulleungdo and Dokdo may see more than 10 cm.

Southern Chungcheong and northern inland Gyeongbuk will receive 1 to 5 cm, while Jeonbuk, northern Jeonnam, and western inland Gyeongsang will see 1 to 3 cm of snow.

Morning low temperatures are expected to range from -7 to 2 degrees Celsius, and daytime highs from 2 to 7 degrees Celsius.

Fine dust levels are forecasted to be 'bad' in southern Gyeonggi, Sejong, Chungbuk, and Chungnam, and 'moderate' in other regions.

However, Seoul, Incheon, northern Gyeonggi, Daejeon, Honam region, and Jeju are expected to experience temporarily 'bad' levels from the morning.

Sea waves will be 1.0 to 2.0 meters in the East Sea coastal waters, 1.0 to 3.0 meters in the West Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the South Sea coastal waters.

Wave heights in the offshore waters (about 200 km from the coastline) are expected to be 1.0 to 3.5 meters in the East Sea, 1.5 to 4.0 meters in the West Sea, and 1.0 to 3.0 meters in the South Sea.

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