[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Su-yeon] On Thursday the 26th, the whole country will be mostly cloudy with heavy snowfall expected mainly in the central regions.


From early dawn until evening, snow will fall in the Seoul metropolitan area, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, Chungcheong region, northern Jeonbuk, northern inland Gyeongbuk, and northeastern mountainous Gyeongbuk.


Late at night, snow is expected in the southern Chungcheong region, Jeolla region, southern Gyeongbuk, western inland Gyeongnam, and Jeju Island.

The Hangyeryeong Pass road in Yangyang-gun, Gangwon, where heavy snow fell on the 15th

The Hangyeryeong Pass road in Yangyang-gun, Gangwon, where heavy snow fell on the 15th

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The expected snowfall accumulation by the 27th is 2 to 7 cm in the central regions (excluding eastern Gyeonggi and Gangwon), northern inland Gyeongbuk, northeastern mountainous Gyeongbuk, Jeonbuk, western Jeonnam, mid-mountain areas of Jeju Island, mountainous areas of Jeju Island, and the five western islands of the Yellow Sea. In some places along the Incheon and western Gyeonggi coast, western Chungnam coast, and mountainous areas of Jeju Island, snowfall may exceed 10 cm.


Eastern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous Gangwon will see 1 to 5 cm, while southern Gyeongbuk, western inland Gyeongnam, eastern Jeonnam, and coastal Jeju Island will receive around 1 cm of snow.


A heavy snow advisory has been issued for the Seoul metropolitan area including Seoul and the western part of Chungnam. The heavy snow advisory will be upgraded from the night of the 25th.


The Korea Meteorological Administration urged caution on snowy and icy roads.


The lowest temperatures on the morning of the 26th are expected to range from -12 to -4 degrees Celsius, and the highest temperatures during the day from -1 to 6 degrees Celsius. These are expected to be similar to or slightly lower than the average.


Morning low temperatures in major areas are ▲Seoul -7°C ▲Incheon -5°C ▲Suwon -7°C ▲Chuncheon -11°C ▲Gangneung -6°C ▲Cheongju -8°C ▲Daejeon -9°C ▲Jeonju -7°C ▲Gwangju -6°C ▲Daegu -10°C ▲Busan -5°C ▲Jeju 1°C.


Daytime high temperatures are ▲Seoul 0°C ▲Incheon 1°C ▲Suwon 1°C ▲Chuncheon -1°C ▲Gangneung 3°C ▲Cheongju 2°C ▲Daejeon 2°C ▲Jeonju 3°C ▲Gwangju 5°C ▲Daegu 4°C ▲Busan 6°C ▲Jeju 9°C.



Fine dust levels are expected to be between 'Good' and 'Moderate' across all regions.


This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.

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