Fall Foliage Arrives Earlier Than Last Year; Rain Expected Nationwide Sunday

Today, October 15, the southern regions enjoyed mostly clear skies, but under the influence of a trough passing to the north, the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon Province experienced cloudy weather with rain in some areas.

The rain will mostly stop overnight, and tomorrow, as the country comes under the edge of a high-pressure system, we can expect generally pleasant weather with only occasional clouds nationwide.

Meanwhile, news of the very first fall foliage of the season came from Bukhansan Mountain yesterday, October 14.

First foliage refers to when 20% of the entire mountain turns into autumn colors.

This year, it arrived 8 days earlier than last year and a day earlier than the average year.

Odaesan Mountain in Gangwon Province, which reported its first foliage two weeks ago, is now at the peak of its autumn colors.

Starting tomorrow, temperatures will rise slightly, so as long as you watch out for wide daily temperature ranges this weekend, there will be no major inconveniences for outings.

However, there is a forecast for rain nationwide on Sunday.

This rain is expected to be quite heavy for autumn rain and could be strong, so you should keep this in mind when making weekend plans.

Let's look at tomorrow morning's temperatures.

Seoul will be 14°C (57°F) and Gwangju 11°C (52°F), which are 2 to 6 degrees higher than today.

Daytime temperatures will also rise, with Seoul reaching 23°C (73°F), Daegu 25°C (77°F), and Gwangju 26°C (79°F).

Sunday's rain will begin in the Seoul metropolitan area and surrounding regions at dawn, expanding to most parts of the country by the afternoon. The rain will stop in the central regions by Sunday night, but will continue until Monday morning in the southern regions.

After the rain stops, next week is expected to turn a bit chillier.

(Weathercaster Nam Yu-jin)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.