[Weather for Tomorrow] Rain Returns This Weekend... Nationwide Showers Starting in Seoul Metropolitan Area on the Morning of the 19th

Rain in the Seoul Metropolitan Area Until Night of the 19th
Other Regions to See Rain Until the Morning of the Following Day

There is rain in the forecast for various regions across the country this weekend.

Due to the influence of a trough approaching from the west, rain is expected to begin on the morning of Saturday, April 19, starting in the Seoul metropolitan area and the inland and mountainous regions of Gangwon. By the afternoon, the rain is forecast to spread nationwide.

Rain will continue in the Seoul metropolitan area until nighttime, and in other regions until the early morning of April 20. In some parts of the Yeongnam region, rain may persist until the morning of April 20.

The expected rainfall amounts are as follows: 10 to 40 mm in the northern inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon; 5 to 30 mm in the remaining inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, as well as northern and eastern Gyeonggi; 5 to 20 mm in Seoul, Incheon, southwestern Gyeonggi, the five West Sea islands, Chungcheong, and Jeju; 5 to 10 mm in the east coast of Gangwon and the Honam region; 5 to 10 mm in Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam, Gyeongbuk (excluding the central-southern inland and east coast), Ulleungdo, and Dokdo; and less than 5 mm in Daegu, the central-southern inland of Gyeongbuk, and the east coast of Gyeongbuk.

Photo by Hyung Han

When it rains in the Seoul metropolitan area and the inland and mountainous regions of Gangwon, there may be gusty winds, thunder, and lightning. In addition, as the trough approaches, strong winds with instantaneous speeds of around 55 km/h (15 m/s) are expected along coastal and mountainous areas nationwide from the afternoon of April 19 through the early morning of April 20.

Temperatures over the weekend will remain 2 to 6 degrees higher than the seasonal average.

On April 19, the morning low is expected to range from 11 to 18 degrees Celsius, and the daytime high is expected to range from 16 to 27 degrees Celsius.

The forecasted minimum and maximum temperatures for major cities are as follows: Seoul, 15 and 18 degrees; Incheon, 12 and 16 degrees; Daejeon and Gwangju, 17 and 25 degrees; Daegu, 16 and 25 degrees; Ulsan, 16 and 23 degrees; and Busan, 16 and 19 degrees.

On April 20, the morning low will be between 8 and 16 degrees Celsius, and the daytime high will be between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius.

For the time being, most seas will be covered in sea fog, and as a result, the west and south coasts will also be shrouded in fog. From the night of April 18 through the morning of April 19, visibility may fall below 200 meters in some parts of the west and south coasts due to fog, so caution is advised.

In the distant central and southern northern offshore areas of the East Sea, winds will gradually strengthen to 30 to 60 km/h (9 to 16 m/s) from the afternoon of April 19, and waves will rise to heights of 1.5 to 3.5 meters. Caution is advised during navigation or fishing operations.