[Today’s Weather] Continuing 'Chulgeungil' Cold Wave... Cold Eases from Afternoon

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] On Monday the 21st, the country will have mostly cloudy skies with cold waves continuing mainly in the central inland regions.

The Korea Meteorological Administration stated, "In the northern Gyeonggi region, Gangwon Yeongseo, and northern Chungbuk where cold wave warnings have been issued, morning temperatures will be around minus 15 degrees Celsius. In the central inland and inland Gyeongbuk areas under cold wave advisories, temperatures will be around minus 10 degrees Celsius, continuing very cold weather."

Gangwon Province and Gyeongsang Province will be mostly clear, while there may be occasional snowfall mainly along the west coast.

Along the Jeolla west coast and Jeju Island, there may be occasional raindrops or snowflakes until 6 a.m. on the 21st, and along the Chungnam west coast, between midnight and noon.

Morning low temperatures by region are expected to be △Seoul -6°C △Chuncheon -13°C △Gangneung -2°C △Daejeon -5°C △Cheongju -5°C △Daegu -3°C △Gwangju -2°C △Jeonju -3°C △Busan -1°C △Jeju 6°C.

Daytime high temperatures will be △Seoul 3°C △Chuncheon 2°C △Gangneung 7°C △Daejeon 6°C △Cheongju 4°C △Daegu 7°C △Gwangju 8°C △Jeonju 6°C △Busan 8°C △Jeju 10°C.

Fine dust levels will be 'bad' in Chungnam, Gwangju, and Jeonbuk, and 'normal' in other regions.

The Korea Meteorological Administration urged, "This cold spell will continue for a long period (from the 14th to the 21st), so please take special care of your health to prevent immune system weakening due to the cold. Also, be thoroughly prepared for possible damage to facilities and crops such as frozen water pipes, cold damage to vinyl greenhouses, and aquaculture farms."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.