[Weather] Nationwide Cloudy with Heavy Snow on the 28th... Temperature Drops, Beware of Various Damages

Possibility of Expanding Heavy Snow Warnings
Temperatures Similar to or Lower Than Average

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year holiday, Tuesday the 28th, the whole country will be mostly cloudy with heavy snowfall.

Yonhap News

A heavy snow warning has been issued mainly for the central region. Snow and rain that began falling the previous day will continue until dawn in the Gyeongsang region and the eastern coast of Gangwon, and from late afternoon to night in the Seoul metropolitan area and the inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon.

Snow will fall at a rate of 1 to 3 cm per hour across various parts of the country, increasing the possibility of expanding the heavy snow warning. Special caution is required to prevent damage caused by the snow.

Expected snowfall amounts are 5 to 15 cm (with some areas exceeding 20 cm) in the Seoul metropolitan area, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, Chungcheong region, and mountainous areas of Jeju Island; 5 to 10 cm in Jeonbuk; 3 to 10 cm in the mid-mountainous areas of Jeju Island; 3 to 8 cm in the inland Gyeongsang region and Ulleungdo and Dokdo; 1 to 5 cm in the eastern and southern coastal areas of Jeonnam, Daegu, Gyeongbuk, and coastal areas of Jeju Island; and around 1 cm along the east coast.

Rainfall is expected to be 5 to 20 mm in Jeju Island, 5 to 10 mm in the Seoul metropolitan area, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, Chungcheong region, Jeolla region, Ulleungdo and Dokdo; around 5 mm in the western inland areas of Gyeongnam and Daegu and Gyeongbuk; and around 1 mm along the eastern coast of Gangwon.

Temperatures will be similar to or slightly lower than the average for this time of year for the time being. Morning lows are forecast to be between -10 and 0 degrees Celsius, and daytime highs between -4 and 6 degrees Celsius. The highest daytime temperatures by region are expected to be -2 degrees in Seoul, -2 degrees in Incheon, 3 degrees in Gangneung, 1 degree in Daejeon, 3 degrees in Gwangju, 3 degrees in Daegu, and 5 degrees in Busan.

Fine dust levels will range from 'Good' to 'Moderate' across all regions, but yellow dust originating from the Gobi Desert on the 24th will be carried into the country by northwesterly winds, affecting mainly the western areas.

Sea waves will range from 1.0 to 4.0 meters in the East Sea coastal waters, 1.5 to 4.0 meters in the West Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 3.5 meters in the South Sea coastal waters. Wave heights in the offshore waters (approximately within 200 km from the coastline) of the East Sea, West Sea, and South Sea are predicted to be 2.0 to 5.5 meters.

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