The first day of February was the 5th warmest in Seoul’s history… ‘Jumble’ of fine dust from China｜Dong-A Ilbo

The air quality information board installed near Seoul City Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul shows the concentration of ultrafine dust as very poor. ⓒ News1 The temperature in Seoul on the first day of February was the 5th highest ever. Fine dust, which is rampant in the western region, is expected to soar to ‘very bad’ levels in the late afternoon.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 1st, the highest midday temperature in Seoul rose to 8.2 degrees that day. This is the fifth highest temperature value on the first day of February since modern weather observations across the country began in 1973.

This is the 9th time since 1907 when meteorological observations in Seoul began. The highest temperature on February 1st in history was in 1949 (13.1 degrees).

The highest temperature nationwide was 12.5 degrees (Seogwipo), and daytime temperatures in Hapcheon (11.0 degrees), Uiryeong/Hamyang (10.6 degrees), Yeongwol (10.4 degrees), Bukchangwon (10.4 degrees), and Busan/Yangsan (10.3 degrees) also reached 10 degrees. passed.

The daytime temperature in Wonju (8.6 degrees) was the 5th warmest on February 1, Chuncheon (7.8 degrees) was the 7th, and Chungju (7.2 degrees) was the 9th warmest.

The relatively warm weather will continue this night and Friday the 2nd. The lowest temperature on the morning of the 2nd is forecast to be -3 to 4 degrees, which is 4 to 9 degrees higher than the average (-12 to 0 degrees).

Air quality ultrafine dust (PM2.5) forecast on the Korean Peninsula as of 4 p.m. on the 1st. Provided by the National Institute of Environmental Research There may be rain in the south coast of Jeollanam-do and the south coast of Gyeongnam until this evening. Rain will continue in Jeju until Saturday the 3rd.

Due to the influence of the east wind, there may be rain or snow in the east coast and mountainous areas of Gangwon and Gyeongbuk, and the eastern part of the Gyeongnam region until the morning of the 2nd.

From this night to the afternoon of the 2nd, instantaneous winds of more than 70 km/h will blow in eastern Jeju, and winds of more than 55 km/h will blow on the southern coast of Jeollanam-do, the coast of the Gyeongsang region, and the rest of Jeju. In most areas, winds will blow at 35 to 60 km per hour and waves will rise as high as 2.0 to 4.0 m. Special attention to safety is required.

On this night, fine dust levels in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Sejong, South Chungcheong, and Jeonbuk will soar to ‘very bad’ levels. Fine dust in Incheon, North Chungcheong Province, South Jeolla Province, Daegu, Yeongseo, Gangwon Province, Ulsan, and North Chungcheong Province is expected to be at a ‘bad’ level. The Ministry of Environment predicted that fine dust would flow in from overseas, such as China, and accumulate as air currents converge, resulting in high concentrations.

(Seoul = News 1)

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