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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] On Wednesday the 14th, cloudy skies are expected nationwide, with rain or snow forecast from dawn to afternoon in the southern Gyeonggi region, the west coast of the Yellow Sea, Jeollanam-do area, and the western inland of Gyeongnam.


Until the morning, rain or snow will occur in the central region (except the east coast of Gangwon), Jeolla region, northern inland of Gyeongbuk, southwestern inland of Gyeongbuk, and western inland of Gyeongnam. Snow is expected to continue in the Chungcheong region and Jeonbuk until the afternoon. Occasionally, rain or snow will fall on Jeju Island from dawn to late afternoon, and rain or snow will return late at night to the west coast of Chungnam and the west coast of Jeolla.


Heavy snow warnings are in effect for southern Gyeonggi (Yongin), southern inland Gangwon, central and southern mountainous areas of Gangwon, central and northern inland Chungcheong, and northern inland Gyeongbuk, where heavy and significant snowfall is forecast to accumulate. Additionally, heavy snow will accumulate in southern Gyeonggi, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, and mountainous areas of Jeju Island.


Expected snowfall amounts until the 14th are 2 to 8 cm in southern Gyeonggi, Chungcheong region (excluding southeastern inland), Jeonbuk, Ulleungdo and Dokdo, southern inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, and Jeju Island and its mountainous areas (with more than 10 cm in southern mountainous Gangwon and northern Chungcheong). Southeastern inland Chungnam, southern inland Chungbuk, Jeonnam region (excluding southern coast), the five western islands, central and northern inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, northern inland Gyeongbuk, and southwestern inland Gyeongbuk are expected to receive 1 to 5 cm. Western inland Gyeongnam, Seoul, Incheon, northern Gyeonggi, and Jeju Island (excluding mountainous areas) are forecast to have 1 to 3 cm of snowfall.


Expected precipitation amounts until the 14th are around 5 mm in southern Gyeonggi, Chungcheong region, Jeonbuk, Ulleungdo and Dokdo, southern inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, and mountainous areas of Jeju Island. Jeonnam region (excluding southern coast), western inland Gyeongnam, the five western islands, Seoul, Incheon, northern Gyeonggi, central and northern inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, northern inland Gyeongbuk, southwestern inland Gyeongbuk, and Jeju Island (excluding mountainous areas) are expected to receive less than 5 mm.


Morning low temperatures are forecast to range from -15 to 1 degrees Celsius, and daytime highs from -6 to 4 degrees Celsius. Fine dust concentrations will be 'bad' in Gwangju, Jeonnam, Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, Gyeongnam, and Jeju areas, while other regions will see 'moderate' levels. In the morning, Gwangju, Jeonnam, Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, Gyeongnam, and Jeju areas are expected to have 'very bad' levels, and other regions 'bad' levels.



Sea waves are forecast to be 0.5 to 3.5 meters in the East Sea coastal waters, 1.0 to 4.0 meters in the West Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the South Sea coastal waters. Wave heights in the outer seas (about 200 km from the coastline) will be 1.5 to 5.0 meters in the East and West Seas, and 1.0 to 4.0 meters in the South Sea.


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