[weather] bad air quality in incheon, inland haze relief...east coast rain

[Anchor]
The inflow of smog from China overnight worsened air quality, mainly in the western regions.

Most of the inland haze, which was thick until morning, has been resolved, but the concentration of ultrafine dust in Incheon is still "bad."

Due to the influence of the east wind, the east coast is raining with rather strong winds.

I'll connect you to a reporter.

Reporter Kim Min-kyung, it seems that most of the fog that was thick until the morning has been resolved, but the concentration of ultrafine dust is still 'bad' in Incheon?

[Reporter]
Yes, if the average ultrafine dust concentration per hour exceeds 36μg per cubic meter, it is classified as 'bad'.

As of 11 a.m., the average hourly ultrafine dust concentration in Incheon is still 50㎍g per cubic meter, which is in the "bad" stage.

At one point in the early morning, it rose to 68μg per cubic meter in Nae-dong, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, and 57μg in Guro-gu, Seoul.

Now, the concentration of ultrafine dust in the Seoul metropolitan area, excluding Incheon, has been lowered to a "normal" level.

By morning, the visibility of most of the inland areas was less than 200m, and the fog was very thick.

In particular, the fog and dust tangled 'smoke' clouded the view.

As the temperature gradually rose in the morning and the fog cleared, most of the haze has disappeared now.

In the fall season, fog is thick from night to morning due to a large daily temperature difference, and air quality is expected to deteriorate more often for the time being as smog from China begins to flow in.

[Anchor]
It's raining on the east coast?

[Reporter]
Yes, due to the influence of the east wind, it has been raining on the east coast since dawn.

Rain is expected to gradually expand inland, such as parts of Gyeongbuk and southern Chungcheongbuk-do, and the coast of Jeollanam-do.

The amount of rain is not large.

10 to 60mm is expected on the east coast of Gangwon-do, and 5 to 10mm is expected in inland areas such as the east coast of Gyeongsangbuk-do, Busan, and Ulsan.

However, it is expected that the wind speed will be accompanied by a rather strong wind speed of 15m per second, so care should be taken in facility management.

Most of the rain will stop by today, but Jeju Island is expected to receive 5 to 40mm of rain tomorrow.

I'm KIM MIN KYUNG of YTN from the Ministry of Science and Technology.