Rain and Snow Across the Country, Up to 15cm in Gangwon Mountains... Ending from Early Morning on the 18th

From the afternoon of the 17th, rain or snow falling in most parts of the country will continue until the early morning of the next day.

On the 17th, when heavy snow began to fall in Seoul, foreign tourists visiting Gyeongbokgung Palace in Jongno-gu, Seoul, enjoyed the snowy scenery. Photo by Jo Yongjun jun21@

The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) announced that from the morning of the day, rain and snow will fall in the Seoul metropolitan area, Chungnam region, and Jeonbuk region, and from the afternoon, precipitation will expand to most parts of the country except the Gangwon East Coast and Jeju Island, including Gangwon inland and mountainous areas, Chungbuk, Jeonnam region, and Gyeongsang inland.

In particular, many places in the central region will experience mixed rain and snow. Even within the same area, the form of precipitation varies depending on small ground temperature differences of less than 1 degree Celsius.

Rain or snow will continue until the 18th, with expected precipitation amounts of △ Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi, and the West Sea 5 Islands around 5 mm △ Gangwon East Coast and mountainous areas 5 to 10 mm △ Gangwon inland around 5 mm △ Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, Chungbuk 5 to 20 mm △ Gwangju, Jeonnam, Jeonbuk 5 to 20 mm △ Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam 5 to 20 mm △ Ulleungdo and Dokdo around 5 to 10 mm.

Expected snowfall amounts are △ Northern Gyeonggi 1 to 3 cm △ Seoul, Incheon, Southern Gyeonggi less than 1 cm △ Gangwon mountainous areas 5 to 10 cm (with some places over 15 cm) △ Gangwon inland and Northern Gangwon East Coast 1 to 3 cm.

The KMA emphasized the need to be cautious of safety accidents caused by accumulated snow and icy roads.

As temperatures rise from daytime, the daytime high temperatures will be 1 to 12 degrees Celsius higher than the average (average low temperature -12 to 0 degrees, average high temperature 1 to 8 degrees).

According to the KMA’s regional detailed observation data (AWS), the expected highest temperatures on the day are 3 degrees in Seoul, 2 degrees in Incheon, 2 degrees in Chuncheon, 8 degrees in Gangneung, 5 degrees in Daejeon, 8 degrees in Daegu, 8 degrees in Jeonju, 10 degrees in Gwangju, 12 degrees in Busan, and 17 degrees in Jeju.

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