On Sunday, the 2nd, the weather will be generally cloudy nationwide, with rain expected. From the afternoon, heavy snow of up to 50㎝ will fall in some areas, including the mountainous regions of Gangwon.

The temperature will drop due to cold air moving south from the north, and there may be freezing rain when precipitation changes from rain to snow in the central region, eastern North Jeolla Province, northern Gyeongsangbuk Province, and northern Gyeongsangnam Province.

On Dec. 12, citizens with umbrellas hurry their steps on Baekje-daero in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, as snow or rain falls in most regions across the country. / Courtesy of News1

The expected precipitation from this day until the 3rd is 30 to 80㎜ in eastern Gangwon and mountainous areas, 20 to 80㎜ in Jeju Island, 20 to 60㎜ in Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, eastern Gyeongsangbuk Province, inland Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk Province, northeastern mountainous Gyeongsangbuk Province, inland Gangwon, Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongsangnam Province, and Ulleungdo and Dokdo; and 5 to 40㎜ in the five western islets.

The expected snowfall by region is 5 to 20㎝ in inland Gyeonggi Province, 3 to 10㎝ on the west coast of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, 20 to 50㎝ (up to over 70㎝ in some areas) in the eastern coast and mountainous regions of Gangwon, 5 to 20㎝ (up to over 25㎝ in some areas) in inland Gangwon, 5 to 20㎝ (up to over 25㎝ in some areas) in northern Chungbuk, 3 to 10㎝ in central and southern Chungbuk, 1 to 5㎝ in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungnam, and 1 to 5㎝ in inland central and southern Daegu and Ulsan and Gyeongsangnam Province.

On this day, strong winds will blow in most areas nationwide, and high waves are expected at sea. The morning low temperatures will range from 0 to 11 degrees, and the daytime high temperatures will be between 8 and 18 degrees. The fine dust concentration is expected to be "bad" in Seoul and Incheon, while most other regions will see "good" to "normal" levels. Northern Gyeonggi, southern Gyeonggi, Sejong, Chungnam, and Daegu are expected to experience "bad" levels in the morning.

Waves in the sea will be 0.5 to 3.5m in the East Sea's front and 0.5 to 3.0m in the West Sea and South Sea's front. The wave height in the offshore waters (about 200㎞ from the coastline) is expected to be 0.5 to 4.0m in the East Sea, 0.5 to 3.5m in the West Sea, and 0.5 to 3.0m in the South Sea.

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