On the 4th, the first snow fell in Seoul.
The Korea meteorological Administration said that from late afternoon that day, the first snowfall was observed at the weather observatory in Songwol-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. The first snowfall is recognized when an observer directly confirms it with the naked eye at a representative weather observatory designated by the Korea meteorological Administration.
This year, the timing of the first snowfall in Seoul was 14 days later than the average (Nov. 20). Compared with last year (Nov. 26), it was 8 days later.
More snow is expected to fall around the evening commute in central regions including Seoul. The Korea meteorological Administration issued a heavy snow advisory at 6 p.m. that day for ▲ Seoul ▲ Bucheon, Gimpo, Dongducheon, Yeoncheon, Pocheon, Goyang, Yangju, Uijeongbu, Paju, Guri, Namyangju in Gyeonggi ▲ Cheorwon in Gangwon ▲ Incheon (excluding Ongjin County). A heavy snow advisory is issued when more than 5 cm of snow is forecast to accumulate over 24 hours.
Expected snowfall is ▲ 3–8 cm in northeastern Gyeonggi and northern inland and mountainous Gangwon ▲ 1–5 cm in the Seoul metropolitan area (excluding northeastern Gyeonggi), central and southern inland Gangwon, central and southern mountainous Gangwon, Sejong, northern inland South Chungcheong, and northern North Chungcheong ▲ around 1 cm in the Jeolla region, northern North Gyeongsang, western inland Gyeongsang, and mountainous Jeju.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety raised the heavy snow crisis alert from "attention" to "caution" as of 6 p.m. that day and activated level 1 of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.