[Tomorrow's Weather] Heavy Snow in Central Region at Dawn... Fine Dust Levels Bad

On Saturday the 21st, rain or snow will fall in most parts of the country, tapering off in the afternoon.

Except for the east coast of Gangwon, strong and heavy snow of 1 to 3 cm per hour is forecast for a short period between dawn and morning in the central region and eastern Jeonbuk.

A citizen visiting Namsan Observatory in Jung-gu, Seoul is making a snow duck. Photo by Jo Yong-jun

The expected snowfall over the two days from the 20th to the 21st is 1 to 5 cm in Seoul, Incheon, northwestern Gyeonggi, the five western islands, inland central and northern Gangwon, mountainous areas, Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, central and southern Chungbuk, western Jeonbuk, inland Jeonnam, the west coast of Jeonnam, inland Gyeongbuk (excluding central and southern inland), northeastern mountainous Gyeongbuk, western inland Gyeongnam, and mid-mountainous areas of Jeju Island.

Ulleungdo and Dokdo are expected to receive 10 to 30 cm, mountainous areas of Jeju Island 5 to 15 cm, southern and northeastern Gyeonggi and northern Chungbuk 3 to 8 cm, southern inland Gangwon, central and southern mountainous Gangwon, and eastern Jeonbuk 3 to 10 cm, Gwangju, Daegu, central and southern inland Gyeongbuk, and central inland Gyeongnam around 1 cm, and less than 1 cm on the eastern coast of southern Gyeongbuk.

The morning low temperatures are forecast to be between -5 and 4 degrees Celsius, and the daytime highs between 1 and 9 degrees Celsius.

Fine dust concentrations are expected to be 'bad' in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Yeongseo in Gangwon, Sejong, and Chungbuk, while other regions will see 'moderate' levels. Incheon, Daejeon, and Chungnam are expected to have 'bad' levels in the morning, and Daegu and Gyeongbuk in the afternoon.

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