Snow-covered Gyeongbokgung Palace
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Do-hoon – On the morning of the 27th, when a heavy snow warning was issued for Seoul, the area around Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul is covered with white snow. 2024.11.27 superdoo82@yna.co.kr
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Won-jung – On Thursday the 28th, strong and heavy snow of 1-3 cm per hour (around 5 cm in some areas) is expected in most of the central regions excluding the east coast of Gangwon, as well as the eastern inland of Jeolla, inland Gyeongbuk, and inland Gyeongnam until the morning.
Most snow will stop in the morning, but rain or snow will continue into the night in southern Gyeonggi, the Chungcheong region, the Jeolla region, and Jeju Island.
Over the two days of the 27th to 28th, the metropolitan area, including Incheon and southern Gyeonggi, will see 5-15 cm of snow, while Seoul, northern Gyeonggi, and the five West Sea islands will see 3-8 cm (more than 10 cm in some areas), with southern Gyeonggi expected to experience more than 25 cm of snow in some places.
In Gangwon-do, 5-15 cm of snow is forecast for the central and southern inland and mountain areas (over 20 cm in some areas), with 3-8 cm in the northern inland and mountain areas (over 10 cm in some mountainous areas) and 1-3 cm on the east coast.
In the Chungcheong region, the northern inland of Chungnam and Chungbuk are expected to see 5-10 cm of snow, with Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungnam expecting 2-7 cm, and some places in central and northern Chungbuk seeing more than 15 cm.
Other expected snowfall includes 5-20 cm in the mountainous areas of Jeju Island, 5-10 cm in northeast Gyeongbuk, 3-8 cm in eastern Jeonbuk (more than 10 cm in some places), 2-7 cm in the northern inland of Gyeongbuk, southwestern inland of Gyeongbuk, and western inland of Gyeongnam, 1-5 cm in eastern Jeonnam, Ulleungdo, and Dokdo, 1-3 cm in western Jeonbuk, and less than 1 cm in Daegu and southern central inland of Gyeongbuk.
The expected precipitation for the two days of the 27th-28th is 5-30 mm in southern Gyeonggi and Jeju Island, 5-20 mm in Seoul, Incheon, northern Gyeonggi, the five West Sea islands, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, Chungcheong region, and Jeolla region, and 5-10 mm on the east coast of Gangwon, western inland of Gyeongnam, Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Ulleungdo, and Dokdo.
A strong wind advisory has been issued for the west coast of Incheon and Gyeonggi, the Chungcheong region, Jeolla region, Gyeongsang region coast, northeast mountainous areas of Gyeongbuk, and Jeju Island, where winds will blow extremely strongly at around 25 meters per second in coastal areas and Jeju Island.
Morning low temperatures are expected to be -5 to 6 degrees, with daytime highs of 2 to 12 degrees, which is similar to or slightly lower than usual.
Morning temperatures will drop below freezing in most regions across the country (below -5 degrees in the inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon), with daytime temperatures staying below 5 degrees, especially in central regions. Combined with strong winds, the wind chill will be even lower, making it feel colder.
Fine dust levels will be at a ‘good’ level nationwide due to active atmospheric diffusion and precipitation effects.
Be cautious of managing facilities and safety accidents as there may be places with gusts accompanied by thunder and lightning, particularly around the west coast.
Wave heights will be 1.0 to 2.5 meters in the East Sea, 1.0 to 4.0 meters in the West Sea, and 0.5 to 3.5 meters in the South Sea.
The wave heights in the open sea (within approximately 200 km from the coastline) are expected to be 2.0 to 4.5 meters in the East Sea, 2.0 to 5.5 meters in the West Sea, and 2.0 to 5.0 meters in the South Sea.
Here is the weather forecast for different regions on the 28th. [Morning, Afternoon] (Lowest~Highest temperature)
▲ Seoul: [Cloudy with rain/snow, cloudy with occasional snow] (-2~4) <70, 60>
▲ Incheon: [Cloudy with rain/snow, cloudy with occasional rain/snow] (1~5) <70, 60>
▲ Suwon: [Cloudy with rain/snow, cloudy with rain/snow] (-1~4) <70, 60>
▲ Chuncheon: [Cloudy with snow, cloudy] (-3~5) <80, 30>
▲ Gangneung: [Mostly cloudy with rain/snow, mostly cloudy with occasional rain/snow] (1~8) <80, 60>
▲ Cheongju: [Cloudy with occasional rain/snow, cloudy with occasional rain/snow] (2~7) <70, 60>
▲ Daejeon: [Cloudy with rain/snow, cloudy with occasional rain/snow] (1~8) <60, 60>
▲ Sejong: [Cloudy with occasional rain/snow, cloudy with occasional rain/snow] (1~8) <60, 60>
▲ Jeonju: [Cloudy with rain/snow, cloudy with occasional rain/snow] (3~9) <60, 60>
▲ Gwangju: [Cloudy with rain/snow, cloudy with rain] (3~10) <60, 60>
▲ Daegu: [Mostly cloudy with occasional rain/snow, cloudy with occasional rain/snow] (0~10) <60, 60>
▲ Busan: [Clear, clear] (4~12) <0, 0>
▲ Ulsan: [Clear, mostly cloudy] (2~10) <0, 20>
▲ Changwon: [Clear, clear] (3~12) <0, 10>
▲ Jeju: [Cloudy with rain, cloudy with rain] (8~13) <60, 60>
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※ This article was created through collaboration with NCSoft’s artificial intelligence technology, Natural Language Processing (NLP). The article was finalized by the reporter based on a draft written by AI and data from the Meteorological Administration, and underwent desk review.
The original data for this article, the Meteorological Administration’s weather forecast, can also be found on the website (https://www.weather.go.kr).