[Weather] Cloudy Nationwide with Snow and Rain Until Night... Fine Dust Levels Bad

On the 15th, the first full moon of the lunar year and a snowy day, citizens hurried their steps near Seoul City Hall. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] On Saturday the 26th, the whole country will be mostly cloudy with snow and rain falling until night.

Rain will start in the northern and eastern parts of Gyeonggi Province and the inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon Province in the morning, then expand in the afternoon to other parts of the Seoul metropolitan area, the central and northern Gangwon East Coast, the Chungcheong region, Jeonbuk, northern Jeonnam, the northern inland and northeastern mountains of Gyeongbuk, and the western inland areas of Gyeongsang.

As temperatures drop in the evening, rain will change to snow in some areas, but most of the snow and rain is expected to stop by night.

Expected precipitation amounts are around 5mm in the inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, and less than 5mm in other regions. Expected snowfall amounts are 3 to 8 cm in the Gangwon mountains, about 1 cm in the inland Gangwon and northeastern mountains of Gyeongbuk, and less than 1 cm in the northeastern part of Gyeonggi and northern Chungbuk.

Morning low temperatures will range nationwide from -6 to 5 degrees Celsius, with Seoul at 3 degrees, Daejeon at 1 degree, Daegu at -2 degrees, and Gwangju at 0 degrees. Daytime highs are forecast to be between 7 and 15 degrees Celsius, with Seoul at 10 degrees and Daejeon at 12 degrees.

Fine dust concentrations are expected to be 'bad' in the Seoul metropolitan area, Gangwon, Sejong, Chungbuk, and Chungnam due to stagnant air, while other regions will range from 'good' to 'moderate.'

However, Daejeon, Gwangju, Jeonbuk, Daegu, Ulsan, and Gyeongbuk are expected to temporarily show 'bad' levels in the morning.

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