[Weather] Sunday 'Clear'... Fine Dust 'Bad'

On the 29th, a citizen was seen walking in Seoul holding a mask in their hand. The government announced at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting on the same day that the outdoor mask mandate will be lifted starting May 2. However, the mask-wearing requirement will remain in place for gatherings of 50 or more people, such as assemblies, events, performances, and sports game viewings, where the risk of infection is high due to crowd density and shouting. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

On the 1st, which is Labor Day and Sunday, the nation will be mostly clear, but the northern part of Gyeonggi Province and Gangwon Province will have increasing clouds from the afternoon. The morning low temperature is forecasted to be between 3 and 11 degrees Celsius, and the daytime high temperature between 16 and 21 degrees Celsius.

Fine dust levels are expected to be 'bad' across all regions. Gangwon area is expected to have temporarily 'very bad' levels in the morning, and Yeongnam area in the afternoon.

Fog will form mainly in the central inland areas from dawn to morning.

Strong winds and high waves are expected in the southern Yellow Sea, the southern Sea of Korea, the seas around Jeju Island, and the central East Sea offshore. The Korea Meteorological Administration advised ships navigating or fishing to be cautious.

On the east coast of Gangwon, the coastal areas of Gyeongsang Province, and the coasts of Jeju Island, high waves caused by swell will strongly rush onto sandy beaches in some places.

Wave heights in the seas will be 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the East Sea nearshore, 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the Yellow Sea nearshore, and 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the South Sea nearshore. In the offshore areas (about 200 km from the coastline), wave heights are expected to be 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the East Sea, and 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the Yellow Sea and South Sea.

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