KMA's 'Weather Alimi' Fully Revamped... Enhanced Alerts for Hazardous Weather and Earthquake Monitoring

Earthquakes of Magnitude 3.5 and Above, Real-Time Earthquake Monitoring Priority Provided
Expanded Notifications for Location-Based Rain Start and Heavy Rain

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) announced on the 3rd that it has completely revamped the 'Weather Alimi' app, which provides real-time notifications of weather changes, hazardous weather, earthquakes, and more based on the user's location.

The Weather Alimi app has been improved from a list-based structure displayed on a single screen to allow users to focus on the content they want. A swipe left-right feature has been applied to enable menu navigation with one hand. The app also offers a weather widget service that allows users to check the weather without launching the app.

The Weather Alimi app delivers push notifications for weather alerts, earthquake information, daily weather indices, and impact forecasts. When an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 or higher occurs, real-time earthquake monitoring is prioritized, allowing users to immediately check the earthquake's arrival time and location.

To enable proactive responses to hazardous weather, the app expands its notification services using meteorological radar data for four types of alerts: precipitation start, heavy rain, hail, and lightning. Notifications are provided based on the user's location using pre-detected heavy rain and hail signals from weather radar, as well as ultra-short-term forecast information for precipitation and lightning.

Park Kwang-seok, Administrator of the KMA, stated, "We will continue to do our best to minimize public inconvenience by promptly delivering updated information during hazardous weather through the Weather Alimi app and to provide meteorological services that the public can truly feel."

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