Rain and Snow Across Most Regions Nationwide This Weekend... Temperatures Higher Than Average

This weekend, most regions nationwide will experience occasional rain and snow in some areas.

On the 17th, citizens visiting Myeongdong in Jung-gu, Seoul, are walking with umbrellas as snow falls. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted on the 3rd that the country will be mostly cloudy, with occasional rain in Jeju Island.

Rain will begin in Jeonbuk and Chungnam areas in the morning, and from the afternoon to nighttime, rain or snow will fall in the Seoul metropolitan area, Gangwon Yeongseo, Chungcheong region, Jeonbuk, and the western part of Gyeongsang region. In the eastern part of Gyeongnam, there may be places where raindrops less than 0.1mm fall in the morning. In Gangwon Yeongdong and the eastern coast of Gyeongbuk, occasional rain or snow will continue until the afternoon, and in Jeonnam, occasional rain will occur until night.

On Sunday the 4th, rain will start in the Jeolla region in the late afternoon, and from late night, rain will begin in southern Chungcheong and Gyeongnam. Expected precipitation amounts are less than 5mm in southern Gyeonggi, around 1mm in Seoul, Incheon, and northern Gyeonggi, 5 to 20mm along the Jeonnam coast, 5 to 10mm in Gwangju, inland Jeonnam, and Jeonbuk, and 5 to 30mm in Jeju Island.

Temperatures will be higher than the average for this time of year (average low temperature -12 to 0 degrees Celsius, average high temperature 2 to 9 degrees Celsius) for the time being. The highest daytime temperature on the 3rd is expected to be between 3 and 11 degrees Celsius. On the 4th, the lowest morning temperature will range from -4 to 6 degrees Celsius, and the highest daytime temperature will range from 4 to 12 degrees Celsius.

For the time being, low clouds will flow into the mountainous areas of Gangwon, causing dense fog with visibility less than 200 meters in some places. From the night of the 4th, winds will gradually strengthen in Jeju Island. The Korea Meteorological Administration has urged special caution regarding safety accidents and facility management along the coast, as high waves caused by swells may overflow rocky shores or breakwaters, especially along the East Coast and Jeju Island coast.

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