Fine Dust Levels Expected to Remain 'Good' to 'Moderate'

On Thursday, September 25, the skies across the country will be cloudy with rain expected in various regions.


Dark clouds are visible above the sky in Masanhappo-gu, Changwon City, Gyeongnam. Photo by Yonhap News

Dark clouds are visible above the sky in Masanhappo-gu, Changwon City, Gyeongnam. Photo by Yonhap News

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According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the expected rainfall is approximately 5mm in southern Gyeonggi, 5 to 10mm in the central and southern inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, 5 to 40mm in southern Daejeon, southern Chungnam, and southern Chungbuk, 5 to 20mm in Sejong, northern Chungnam, and central and northern Chungbuk, and 20 to 60mm in Gwangju, Jeonnam, and Jeonbuk (with more than 80mm possible in Gwangju, southeastern Jeonnam excepted, and southern Jeonbuk). Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam, Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Ulleungdo, Dokdo are expected to receive 5 to 40mm, and Jeju Island 5 to 30mm.


The highest temperatures during the day are forecast to range from 24 to 30 degrees Celsius. As of 5 a.m., the current temperatures are 20.8 degrees in Seoul, 20.6 in Incheon, 20.6 in Suwon, 19.6 in Chuncheon, 21.7 in Gangneung, 21.7 in Cheongju, 22.0 in Daejeon, 22.4 in Jeonju, 22.5 in Gwangju, 26.4 in Jeju, 23.2 in Daegu, 25.1 in Busan, 22.7 in Ulsan, and 23.7 in Changwon.


Fine dust concentrations are expected to remain at 'good' to 'moderate' levels nationwide due to smooth atmospheric dispersion and the effects of rainfall.



Waves in the sea will range from 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the coastal waters of the East and South Seas, and from 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the coastal waters of the West Sea. In offshore areas within approximately 200 kilometers from the coastline, wave heights will be 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the East and South Seas, and 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the West Sea.


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