[Tomorrow's Weather] Snow and Rain in Some Areas Until the Weekend... Beware of Icy Roads During the Commute

Snow and rain that fell mainly in the Seoul metropolitan area, Gangwon Yeongseo, Chungcheong, and Jeonbuk will continue on the 18th. Snow is expected to fall in Gangwon Yeongdong from the 18th through the weekend.

In the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon, snow and rain will fall from dawn to morning on the 18th; in Chungcheong and Honam, in the afternoon; and in Yeongnam, until night. In Gangwon Yeongdong, snow will repeatedly fall and stop until the 22nd. Snow or rain will fall from the night of the 19th in the northeastern mountainous areas of Gyeongbuk and the northern-northeastern coast of Gyeongbuk. Rain is forecasted for Jeju and Jeonnam on the 19th.

On the 17th, when heavy snow fell, citizens were walking around the Yeouido area in Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

By the 19th, precipitation is expected to be 10?60 mm in Jeju; 5?30 mm in the eastern coast of Gyeongbuk, northeastern mountainous areas of Gyeongbuk, Gwangju, and Jeonnam; 5?20 mm in the mountainous areas of Gangwon, eastern coast of Gangwon, Chungcheong, Jeonbuk, Daegu, inland Gyeongbuk, Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam; 5?10 mm in Ulleungdo and Dokdo; and around 5 mm in the Seoul metropolitan area, the five western islands, and inland Gangwon.

Expected snowfall amounts are 5?10 cm (with a maximum of over 15 cm) in the mountainous areas of Gangwon; 2?7 cm in the central and northern eastern coast of Gangwon; 1?3 cm in northern and eastern Gyeonggi, the five western islands, inland Gangwon, southern eastern coast of Gangwon, and northeastern mountainous areas of Gyeongbuk; and less than 1 cm in northern Seoul.

Temperatures will remain above average for the time being, but some places will see temperatures drop below freezing in the morning. On the morning of the 8th, the lowest temperature is expected to range from -2°C to 12°C, and the highest temperature during the day is expected to be between 6°C and 13°C.

The expected lowest and highest temperatures in major cities are 2°C and 10°C in Seoul; 1°C and 8°C in Incheon; 3°C and 9°C in Daejeon; 8°C and 10°C in Gwangju; 5°C and 10°C in Daegu; 7°C and 12°C in Ulsan; and 11°C and 13°C in Busan.

Fine dust levels will be poor until late afternoon in Seoul, Incheon, southern Gyeonggi, Sejong, Chungbuk, and Chungnam.

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