This Year’s 'White Christmas Eve' Expected... Snow Forecast for Seoul Too

Temperature Recovers Above 20°C Starting Afternoon of the 24th

This year, there is good reason to expect a White Christmas Eve. In particular, with 1 to 3 cm of snow forecasted in Seoul, anticipation is building for a White Christmas for the first time in 8 years since 2015.

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On the 23rd, the Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted occasional snow from dawn to daytime on the 24th, Christmas Eve, in the Seoul metropolitan area, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, Chungcheong, Jeolla, and inland Gyeongsang regions.

Expected snowfall amounts are 1 to 3 cm in Seoul, Incheon, northern Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Gwangju, and Jeonnam; and 1 to 5 cm in southern Gyeonggi, Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, and Jeonbuk.

The biting cold is also expected to ease somewhat. On the 24th, the daytime high temperature will be 1°C in Seoul and 5°C in Daegu. Morning lows will range from -11°C to 0°C, and daytime highs will rise between 0°C and 7°C.

Meanwhile, fine dust levels are expected to be 'moderate' nationwide. In the Seoul metropolitan area, Chungcheong, and Honam regions, levels will temporarily rise to 'unhealthy' in the afternoon, and in Jeju, levels will increase to 'unhealthy' at night.

The air is very dry, especially in Gangwon Yeongdong and eastern Gyeongsang regions where dry weather warnings have been issued. The eastern areas will also gradually become dry, so caution is advised against fire hazards.

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