[Tomorrow's Weather] Weekend Trapped in Fine Dust... Rain Forecast for Southern Regions

On Saturday the 25th, air quality is expected to be poor nationwide due to the influence of yellow dust. In addition to the residual yellow dust, additional yellow dust will be introduced through the upper atmosphere, leading to high fine dust concentrations in some central regions and most southern regions.

The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted on the 24th, "The entire country will be mostly cloudy on the 25th, with rain starting late afternoon in the southern inland areas of Chungnam, Chungbuk, Jeolla, Gyeongbuk, and the western part of Gyeongnam."

On the 24th, yellow dust originating from China covered the city center viewed from Namsan in Seoul, accompanied by fine dust. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

Expected rainfall amounts are 5 to 20 mm near the southern coast of Jeonnam, the western southern coast of Gyeongnam, and around Jirisan, 5 to 10 mm in Jeju Island, and less than 5 mm in the Jeonnam region (excluding the southern coast and Jirisan area) and Gyeongnam region (excluding the western southern coast and Jirisan area). Less than 0.1 mm of raindrops is expected in the mountainous areas of Gangwon, eastern Jeonbuk, and southern Gyeongbuk.

From late afternoon, about 5 mm of rain will fall in the southern inland areas of Chungnam, Chungbuk, Jeolla, Gyeongbuk, western Gyeongnam, and Yeongdong in Gangwon.

The morning low temperatures are forecasted to be between 2 and 10 degrees Celsius, and the daytime highs between 11 and 19 degrees Celsius.

Sea waves will be 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the East Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the West Sea and South Sea coastal waters. The wave heights in the offshore waters (about 200 km from the coastline) are expected to be 0.5 to 3.5 meters in the East Sea, 0.5 to 4.0 meters in the West Sea, and 1.5 to 4.0 meters in the South Sea. Until the afternoon, swells will flow into the East Coast, causing high waves to overflow over rocky shores or breakwaters, so caution is advised to avoid coastal areas and to pay attention to safety accidents and facility management.