[Weather] Snow in Gangwon in the Afternoon... Poor Fine Dust Levels in 수도권 and Chungcheong

On the 19th, when a heavy snow warning was issued for the entire Seoul area, snow piled up thickly around Namsan Park in Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] On Sunday the 13th, Gangwon Yeongdong, the eastern Gyeongsang region, and Jeju Island will be mostly cloudy, with other areas experiencing mostly cloudy skies.

In the morning, rain will fall in southern Gangwon Yeongdong, eastern Gyeongsang, and Jeju Island, and in the afternoon, rain or snow will fall mainly in central and northern Gangwon Yeongdong. Heavy snow will accumulate in the northern mountainous areas of Gangwon.

Expected snowfall amounts are 5 to 20 cm in the Gangwon mountains and northern Gangwon East Coast, 2 to 7 cm in the northeastern mountains of North Gyeongsang, and 1 to 3 cm in the central and southern Gangwon East Coast, northern North Gyeongsang, and Jeju mountains.

Expected precipitation amounts are 5 to 30 mm in Gangwon Yeongdong and the East Coast of North Gyeongsang, and around 5 mm in the East Coast of South Gyeongsang, Jeju Island, and Ulleungdo and Dokdo.

Temperatures will be 3 to 5 degrees higher than average, with morning lows around 0 degrees Celsius in most parts of the country and daytime highs around 10 degrees Celsius. Morning lows are forecasted to be between -5 and 6 degrees, and daytime highs between 6 and 14 degrees Celsius.

Fine dust levels will be 'bad' in the Seoul metropolitan area, Chungcheong region, Gwangju, and North Jeolla, while other regions will see 'normal' levels. Jeonnam, Busan, Daegu, and North Gyeongsang are expected to experience temporarily 'bad' levels in the morning.

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

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