Rain Expected Across Regions on Chuseok; Will We See the Full Moon?

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Incheon Port Passenger Terminal was filled with the excitement of homecoming travelers heading off early to their hometowns. However, there is disappointing news that it might be difficult to enjoy the round full moon on Chuseok.

Reporter Jo Yoon-ha breaks down the weather forecast for the holiday period.

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Travelers are full of smiles as they line up to board the ships, carrying bags in both hands.

[Choi Ki-yeol / Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si: I am going to my wife's family with my granddaughter. Since we are staying for quite a while, I prepared a lot of food for the family to eat together. There is meat, various other things, and fruit...]

With a four-day holiday to spend with family, there is much they want to do and look forward to.

[Kang Mak-eum / Michuhol-gu, Incheon: We decided to make dongtaejon (pan-fried battered pollack). I plan to spend the time having more fun than anyone else and smiling until my cheeks hurt.]

Tomorrow (the 24th), the first day of the holiday, skies will be mostly cloudy nationwide.

Dense fog is expected, particularly around the waters off the west coast, so travelers using ferries are advised to check in advance whether vessels are operating normally.

Rain is forecast for Friday, the day of Chuseok.

Rain is forecasted starting late in the afternoon for the central regions, Jeonbuk, and Gyeongbuk regions.

Expected precipitation is light—around 5mm for the Seoul metropolitan area, Gyeongbuk, and Chungcheong, and 5 to 10mm for the eastern coast of Gangwon—so there should not be major inconveniences for travel.

The rain clouds will move south, and rain is forecast to continue until night in the southern regions and Jeju Island on Saturday, the third day of the holiday.

[Park Sang-ah / Forecast Analyst, Korea Meteorological Administration: The rain will expand to the southern regions and Jeju Island, continuing in some areas until the morning of the 27th.]

On Sunday, when a late rush of return-trip travel is expected, skies will be cloudy nationwide.

With cloudy skies or rain expected this Chuseok day, it will likely be difficult to see the full moon.

Even if the moon becomes visible, its left side will appear slightly incomplete, and a fully rounded full moon is expected to be visible only at dawn on Sunday, two days after Chuseok.

(Video by Seol Chi-hwan, Video Editing by Kim Jin-won)
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