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0, "mean": 0 }, "modelsForecastingSnow": 0, "text": "Under 1 cm" }, "next7Days": { "snowfallCm": { "low": 0, "high": 0, "mean": 0 }, "modelsForecastingSnow": 0, "text": "Under 1 cm" }, "conditionsAtForecastTime": { "temperatureC": 9, "windKmh": 6, "gustKmh": 18, "freezingLevelM": 4100 }, "days": [ { "day": "Today", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 8, "max": 14 }, "maxGustKmh": 29, "freezingLevelM": 4150 }, { "day": "Sun", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 6, "max": 16 }, "maxGustKmh": 20, "freezingLevelM": 4650 }, { "day": "Mon", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 5, "max": 15 }, "maxGustKmh": 27, "freezingLevelM": 4350 }, { "day": "Tue", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 6, "max": 15 }, "maxGustKmh": 23, "freezingLevelM": 4400 }, { "day": "Wed", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 6, "max": 17 }, "maxGustKmh": 20, "freezingLevelM": 4150 }, { "day": "Thu", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 6, "max": 18 }, "maxGustKmh": 22, "freezingLevelM": 4150 }, { "day": "Fri", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 8, "max": 15 }, "maxGustKmh": 18, "freezingLevelM": 4150 } ], "outlookDays8To14": [ { "day": "Sat 26 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 9, "max": 13 } }, { "day": "Sun 27 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 7, "max": 15 } }, { "day": "Mon 28 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 7, "max": 13 } }, { "day": "Tue 29 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 4, "max": 14 } }, { "day": "Wed 30 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 3, "max": 11 } }, { "day": "Thu 1 Oct", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 3, "max": 13 } }, { "day": "Fri 2 Oct", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 3, "max": 11 } } ], "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground", "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0, "localTimeAtForecast": "01:00", "timezone": "GMT+9" }, "village": { "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.", "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.", "confidence": { "label": "High confidence", "modelsAgreeing": 3, "reason": "all three forecast models agree" }, "next24Hours": { "snowfallCm": { "low": 0, "high": 0, "mean": 0 }, "modelsForecastingSnow": 0, "text": "Under 1 cm" }, "next7Days": { "snowfallCm": { "low": 0, "high": 0, "mean": 0 }, "modelsForecastingSnow": 0, "text": "Under 1 cm" }, "conditionsAtForecastTime": { "temperatureC": 14, "windKmh": 6, "gustKmh": 18, "freezingLevelM": 4100 }, "days": [ { "day": "Today", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 12, "max": 18 }, "maxGustKmh": 29, "freezingLevelM": 4150 }, { "day": "Sun", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 10, "max": 20 }, "maxGustKmh": 20, "freezingLevelM": 4650 }, { "day": "Mon", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 10, "max": 20 }, "maxGustKmh": 27, "freezingLevelM": 4350 }, { "day": "Tue", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 10, "max": 20 }, "maxGustKmh": 23, "freezingLevelM": 4400 }, { "day": "Wed", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 11, "max": 21 }, "maxGustKmh": 20, "freezingLevelM": 4150 }, { "day": "Thu", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 11, "max": 22 }, "maxGustKmh": 22, "freezingLevelM": 4150 }, { "day": "Fri", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 12, "max": 19 }, "maxGustKmh": 18, "freezingLevelM": 4150 } ], "outlookDays8To14": [ { "day": "Sat 26 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 13, "max": 17 } }, { "day": "Sun 27 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 12, "max": 19 } }, { "day": "Mon 28 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 11, "max": 17 } }, { "day": "Tue 29 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 8, "max": 19 } }, { "day": "Wed 30 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 8, "max": 16 } }, { "day": "Thu 1 Oct", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 7, "max": 17 } }, { "day": "Fri 2 Oct", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 8, "max": 15 } } ], "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground", "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0, "localTimeAtForecast": "01:00", "timezone": "GMT+9" } }, "snowRecord": { "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall", "period": "2016–2025", "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo", "elevation": "mid-mountain", "daysPerMonth": { "january": 4.3, "february": 3.5, "march": 5, "april": 1.9, "may": 0.2, "june": 0, "july": 0, "august": 0, "september": 0, "october": 0.2, "november": 1.7, "december": 3.3 }, "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": { "january": 18, "february": 23, "march": 30, "april": 8, "may": 2, "june": 0, "july": 0, "august": 0, "september": 0, "october": 0, "november": 7, "december": 13 }, "averageDailyTemperatureC": { "january": { "low": -12.2, "high": -4 }, "february": { "low": -10.4, "high": -1.4 }, "march": { "low": -4.6, "high": 4.8 }, "april": { "low": 1, "high": 10.6 }, "may": { "low": 6.5, "high": 15.6 }, "june": { "low": 11.7, "high": 19.6 }, "july": { "low": 16.1, "high": 22.4 }, "august": { "low": 16.3, "high": 22.3 }, "september": { "low": 11.2, "high": 17.9 }, "october": { "low": 4.2, "high": 11.8 }, "november": { "low": -2.9, "high": 5.4 }, "december": { "low": -10.3, "high": -2.6 } }, "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": { "2016/17": 105, "2017/18": 157, "2018/19": 74, "2019/20": 121, "2020/21": 70, "2021/22": 51, "2022/23": 47, "2023/24": 188, "2024/25": 102, "2025/26": 85 }, "holidays": { "christmas": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 4, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 7 }, "newYear": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 5, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 2 }, "midFebruary": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 6, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 5 }, "easter": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 1 }, "midJuly": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0 } }, "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain." }, "sources": [ { "label": "Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongpyong_Resort" }, { "label": "Yongpyong Incheon Airport shuttle bus", "url": "https://www.yongpyong.co.kr/eng/about/bustAirport.do" } ], "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/", "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com." }