By Yoo Na-hyunPosted : April 6, 2026, 13:29Updated : April 6, 2026, 13:53
Spring rain falls on the campus of Kyung Hee University in Dongdaemun District, Seoul on April 6. 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun. 2026.04.06
SEOUL, April 06 (AJP) -It has been only a week since cherry blossoms reached full bloom across Seoul, and already a jealous rain has cut the season cruelly short, scattering pink petals like confetti across the campus of Kyung Hee University in Dongdaemun District.
Rain is expected to fall across most of South Korea on Monday before skies gradually clear in the afternoon. The precipitation, driven by rain clouds moving in from the Yellow Sea, began in the Seoul metropolitan area, South Chungcheong, North Jeolla and Jeju, and is forecast to spread nationwide through the morning before tapering off in most regions by the afternoon.
Seoul is expected to receive about 5 millimeters of rain, while parts of Chungcheong and the southern regions could see 5 to 30 millimeters. In some areas, the rain may be mixed with yellow dust.
Fine dust concentrations are also expected to worsen through the day, reaching “bad” levels at different times by region — from late morning through daytime in the Seoul metropolitan area, from daytime into evening in Chungcheong, and at night in southern parts of the country.
Spring rain falls on the campus of Kyung Hee University in Dongdaemun District, Seoul on April 6. 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun. 2026.04.06
Spring rain falls on the campus of Kyung Hee University in Dongdaemun District, Seoul on April 6. 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun. 2026.04.06
Spring rain falls on the campus of Kyung Hee University in Dongdaemun District, Seoul on April 6. 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun. 2026.04.06
Spring rain falls on the campus of Kyung Hee University in Dongdaemun District, Seoul on April 6. 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun. 2026.04.06