On the 31st, when the year-end cold wave was raging with the morning low temperature in Seoul dropping to minus 12 degrees, icicles hung along the Han River in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

On the 31st, when the year-end cold wave was raging with the morning low temperature in Seoul dropping to minus 12 degrees, icicles hung along the Han River in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] On Monday the 4th, a cold wave will continue with temperatures remaining below freezing in most parts of the country, and snow or rain will fall in various areas.


The central region will be mostly clear but gradually become cloudy from midday, while the southern region will have periods of increased cloudiness.


From night to the following morning, about 1 cm of snow is expected in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, Yeongseo area of Gangwon Province, inland Chungcheong, eastern Jeonbuk, western inland Gyeongbuk, mountainous areas of Jeju Island, the five western islands, and Ulleungdo and Dokdo.


During the same period, less than 5 mm of rain will fall in the central region (excluding Yeongdong area of Gangwon), Jeonbuk, northern Jeonnam, western inland Gyeongbuk, Jeju Island, the five western islands, and Ulleungdo and Dokdo.


The morning low temperatures are forecasted to be between -15 and -1 degrees Celsius, and the daytime highs between -1 and 8 degrees Celsius.


Fine dust levels will be good to moderate across all regions due to favorable atmospheric dispersion.





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