[Tomorrow's Weather] Yellow Dust Covers the Nation... Incheon and Sejong Expected to Have 'Very Bad' Air Quality

Ultrafine Dust Also Flows In, Reaching 'Bad' Levels or Higher
Large Temperature Differences Between Day and Night, Dry Weather Expected

Photo of fine dust. Photo by Jo Yong-jun

On Thursday the 13th, the entire country will be covered with yellow dust.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 12th, yellow dust originating from the Inner Mongolian Plateau, the Gobi Desert, and eastern Mongolia will begin to flow into the country in earnest tomorrow.

On the 13th, fine dust (PM10) concentrations will be at a 'very bad' level in Incheon, Sejong, Chungbuk, and Chungnam, and at a 'bad' level in Seoul and other regions.

A yellow dust crisis alert at the interest stage was issued at 5 p.m. on the 12th for areas expected to have very bad fine dust concentrations.

Ultrafine dust (PM2.5) will also flow in along with the yellow dust, with levels expected to be bad in the morning of the 13th in the Seoul metropolitan area, Chungcheong, and Honam regions, and temporarily bad in Yeongnam.

The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted that yellow dust will continue to affect air quality until Friday the 14th.

Temperatures will rise above 15 degrees Celsius during the day, especially in the central inland, the east coast of Gangwon, southern regions, and Jeju, maintaining levels 2 to 4 degrees higher than the average on the 13th.

The lowest temperatures on the morning of the 13th are expected to range from minus 3 degrees to 7 degrees Celsius, and the highest daytime temperatures from 11 to 17 degrees Celsius.

There will be areas with a temperature difference of more than 15 degrees between day and night, so caution is advised.

The expected lowest and highest temperatures in major cities are Seoul 3 and 14 degrees, Incheon 3 and 11 degrees, Daejeon 3 and 16 degrees, Gwangju 5 and 16 degrees, Daegu 5 and 17 degrees, Ulsan 6 and 15 degrees, and Busan 7 and 16 degrees Celsius.

Recently, west winds have been blowing, and the east coast of Gangwon has already been issued a dry weather advisory due to dry air, with the mountainous areas of Gangwon gradually becoming drier.

On the 13th, the east coast and inland areas of Gyeongbuk will also become dry, so fire safety precautions should be taken to prevent forest fires. Dense sea fog will persist until dawn on the 13th over the West Sea and the southwestern sea areas.

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