[Weather] Smog and fog get better...Incheon Ultrafine Dust 'Normal'

[Anchor]
While the inland haze, which had been thick until the morning, has been resolved, the concentration of ultrafine dust in Incheon has also been lowered to a "normal" level.

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, the concentration of ultrafine dust in Incheon has recovered to the 'normal' level?

[Reporter]
Yes, as of 3 p.m., the concentration of ultrafine dust in Incheon is 31μg per cubic meter.

If the average hourly ultrafine dust concentration exceeds 36㎍g per cubic meter, it is classified as 'bad'.

At 11 a.m., the average ultrafine dust concentration rose to 50μg per cubic meter, but gradually decreased in the afternoon and recovered to the "normal" level by 3 p.m.

Chungcheongnam-do, which once rose to the "bad" stage in the afternoon, is now at a normal level of 34㎍ per cubic meter.

Amid the influx of smog from China overnight, until morning, a thick fog occurred, and the view of the "smoke" where dust and fog were intertwined was very blurred.

As the temperature rose, the fog lifted, and the haze is now gone.

However, the air quality is expected to deteriorate more often for the time being, as the autumn season is heavily fogged from night to morning due to a large daily temperature difference, and 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, including parts of Gyeongbuk, southern Chungcheongbuk-do, and the coast of Jeollanam-do.

The amount of rain is not large.

It is expected to be 5 to 30mm on the east coast of Gangwon-do, and 5 to 10mm on the 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.