[Tomorrow's Weather] Snow and Rain Mainly in Central Regions... Fine Dust 'Bad' in Some Areas

On Tuesday the 14th, there will be rain or snow mainly in the central region until the morning.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 13th, rain or snow will fall in the metropolitan area, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, inland areas of Chungcheong, eastern Jeonbuk, and northern inland and northeastern mountainous areas of Gyeongbuk, mostly stopping by morning. Rain or snow in the inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon is expected to continue until the morning. In the southwestern inland of Gyeongbuk and northwestern inland of Gyeongnam, there may be raindrops less than 0.1 mm or snowflakes less than 0.1 cm drifting from dawn to morning.

Citizens are walking in the snow near Mapo Station on Seoul Subway Line 5. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

The expected snowfall over two days from the 13th is 1 to 5 cm in eastern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, and around 1 cm in Seoul, Incheon, western Gyeonggi, Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, Chungbuk, eastern Jeonbuk, northern inland and northeastern mountainous areas of Gyeongbuk. The expected precipitation during the same period is less than 5 mm in eastern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, Ulleungdo, and Dokdo, and around 1 mm in Seoul, Incheon, western Gyeonggi, Daejeon, Sejong, inland Chungnam, Chungbuk, eastern Jeonbuk, northern inland and northeastern mountainous areas of Gyeongbuk.

The morning low temperature is forecast to be between -6 and 3 degrees Celsius, and the daytime high temperature between 2 and 12 degrees Celsius. Fine dust levels are expected to be 'bad' in the metropolitan area, Yeongseo region of Gangwon, Chungcheong region, Gwangju, Jeonbuk, Daegu, and Gyeongbuk, and 'moderate' in other regions. However, in Jeonnam, Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam, and Jeju areas, fine dust levels are forecast to be 'bad' from the afternoon.

Sea waves will be 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the East Sea and South Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the West Sea coastal waters. The wave heights in the outer seas (about 200 km from the coastline) are predicted to be 0.5 to 4.0 meters in the East Sea, 0.5 to 3.0 meters in the West Sea, and 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the South Sea.