On the 22nd, known as Soseol (小雪), the solar term indicating the first snowfall, the whole country will be mostly clear with a temperature difference of more than 15 degrees Celsius between day and night. However, rain will begin to fall late at night in the northeastern part of Gyeonggi Province and the inland northern part of Gangwon Province, continuing into the next day.


According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the morning low temperature on the 22nd is expected to range from -2°C to 9°C, and the daytime high temperature will be between 11°C and 20°C. The expected low and high temperatures in major cities are Seoul 5°C and 14°C, Incheon 6°C and 14°C, Daejeon 2°C and 17°C, Gwangju 5°C and 18°C, Daegu 3°C and 17°C, Ulsan 4°C and 19°C, and Busan 9°C and 20°C.

Due to the continued cold weather for the second day, a late autumn blue sky has unfolded. Visitors to Deoksugung are enjoying the autumn palace. Photo by Heo Younghan younghan@

Due to the continued cold weather for the second day, a late autumn blue sky has unfolded. Visitors to Deoksugung are enjoying the autumn palace. Photo by Heo Younghan younghan@

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Temperatures will drop sharply from the afternoon of the 23rd as cold winds begin to blow.


On the 22nd, the country will be mostly clear but gradually become cloudy, with rain starting late at night in the northeastern part of Gyeonggi Province and the inland northern part of Gangwon Province. This rain will continue until the morning of the 23rd in the Seoul metropolitan area, Yeongseo region of Gangwon, Chungcheong, and Jeonbuk, and until the morning of the 23rd in the southern part of Chungbuk and eastern Jeonbuk. Raindrops will fall from dawn to morning on the 23rd in the western inland part of Gyeongbuk and the northwestern inland part of Gyeongnam.


Later, from late afternoon to night on the 23rd, rain or snow will fall in northern and eastern Gyeonggi and Yeongseo region of Gangwon (snow in the inland northern and mountainous areas of Gangwon), and raindrops will fall from afternoon to night in Seoul, Incheon, southwestern Gyeonggi, Chungcheong, and Jeju. Precipitation will be less than 5 mm at most, and snowfall will be around 1 cm, so it will not be heavy.



On the 22nd, fine dust levels will be 'good' or 'moderate' nationwide, but due to stagnant air causing accumulation of domestic fine dust, the Seoul metropolitan area and Chungcheong will experience 'bad' levels temporarily in the morning.


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