On Friday, the 20th, the entire country will gradually become cloudy with snow or rain expected in some areas.
On this day, rain and snow will start to fall in the west coast of South Chungcheong and Jeju in the morning and will expand to the southern west coast of Gyeonggi, inland areas of South Chungcheong, and western North Jeolla in the afternoon. In the afternoon, there may be traces of rain of less than 0.1 millimeters or snow of less than 0.1 centimeters in Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi (excluding the southern west coast), the Jeonnam region, and the southern coast of South Gyeongsang.
In the evening, rain or snow is expected in southern Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi, inland mid and southern Gangwon, Chungcheong region, North Jeolla, and Jeju. The estimated snowfall for the two days until the 21st is expected to be 3-8 centimeters in the Seoul metropolitan area, southern and eastern Gyeonggi, and northern North Chungcheong; 3-10 centimeters in inland southern Gangwon and mid and southern mountain areas of Gangwon; and 3-10 centimeters in the Chungcheong region and eastern North Jeolla.
The morning low temperatures are forecasted to be -8 to 3 degrees, with afternoon high temperatures of 3 to 11 degrees. Fine dust levels are expected to be "bad" in the metropolitan area, western Gangwon, Sejong, and North Chungcheong, while "good" to "normal" in other regions. Daejeon and South Chungcheong are expected to have "bad" levels in the morning.
In areas where snow or rain is falling, visibility will be short, and icy roads may appear due to the snow, so traffic safety should be ensured.
The waves in the east coast will be 0.5 to 2.0 meters, and 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the west and south coasts. In the distant sea closer to the coast (approximately 200 kilometers from the coastline), wave heights are expected to be 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the east sea and 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the west and south seas.