'Ipchun' Morning Cold Below Freezing in Daegu and Gyeongbuk... Snow on Ulleungdo from Night

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] On the 4th, the day of Ipchun (Beginning of Spring) according to the solar terms, morning temperatures in Daegu and Gyeongbuk dropped below freezing, with generally clear weather turning cloudy at night. Some areas in Gyeongbuk will experience rain or snow starting at night.

According to the Daegu Regional Meteorological Administration, between 7 and 9 a.m. on this day, temperatures in Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Ulleungdo, and Dokdo ranged from minus 10 degrees to 1 degree Celsius. In the northeastern mountainous areas of Gyeongbuk, where a cold wave advisory is in effect, temperatures have fallen below minus 10 degrees Celsius.

Daegu and Gyeongbuk will be influenced by a high-pressure system located over the West Sea in the morning, then affected by a pressure trough moving southeastward from the northwest starting in the afternoon. Accordingly, the weather will be clear during the day but clouds will increase at night.

From 9 p.m. on the 4th to 3 a.m. on the 5th, some parts of the western and northern inland areas of Gyeongbuk will experience snowfall. Ulleungdo and Dokdo will see rain or snow on the night of the 4th, followed by snow from midnight on the 5th until noon on the 6th. Expected precipitation in the western and northern inland areas of Gyeongbuk (Yeongju, Bonghwa) from the night of the 4th to early morning of the 5th is less than 5 mm, with expected snowfall of 1 to 5 cm.

Ulleungdo and Dokdo are expected to receive 10 to 20 mm of rain and 10 to 20 cm of snow from the night of the 4th until the morning of the 6th. Daytime temperatures on the 4th will range from 4 to 9 degrees Celsius, similar to or slightly higher than the average (4 to 7 degrees Celsius).

A Daegu Meteorological Office official forecasted, "Cold air will flow in from the northwest, causing the cold to continue from the 5th through the 6th," adding, "Strong winds on the morning of the 5th will make the perceived temperature feel even colder."

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