[Tomorrow's Weather] Cold Wind Drops Temperatures Nationwide... Heavy Snow in Jeolla Region

On the 13th, when the morning temperature dropped sharply below freezing, citizens hurried to work at the Gwanghwamun Intersection in Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon]On Friday the 17th, the whole country will be mostly clear, but heavy snow will fall mainly in the Jeolla region.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 16th, the expected snowfall amounts are 5-15 cm in Jeonbuk (excluding northeastern inland), northern Jeonnam, and Ulleungdo·Dokdo, and 3-8 cm along the west coast of Chungnam, northeastern inland of Jeonbuk, and mountainous areas of Jeju.

Inland Chungnam, central and southern Chungbuk, southern Jeonnam, western inland Gyeongsang, Jeju (excluding mountainous areas), and the five islands in the West Sea will see 1-5 cm of snow, while the southern West Sea coast of Gyeonggi will experience less than 0.1 cm of snow flurries.

The morning low temperatures will range from -7 to 3 degrees Celsius nationwide, with Seoul at -5 degrees, Daejeon at -2 degrees, and Daegu at -1 degree, and the daytime high temperatures will drop significantly to between -5 and 5 degrees compared to today.

Fine dust levels are expected to be between ‘Good’ and ‘Moderate’ across all regions. However, the Seoul metropolitan area, Gangwon Yeongseo, Chungcheong, Jeolla, Daegu, and Gyeongbuk will temporarily experience ‘Unhealthy’ levels in the morning.

Strong wind warnings may be issued for coastal areas, mountainous regions of Gangwon, northeastern mountainous areas of Gyeongbuk, and Jeju due to strong winds. The wind will cause high waves across all seas.

Sea waves will reach 0.5 to 4.0 meters in the East Sea nearshore, 0.5 to 5.0 meters in the West Sea nearshore, and 0.5 to 3.0 meters in the South Sea nearshore.

Wave heights in the offshore seas (about 200 km from the coastline) are expected to be 1.0 to 5.0 meters in the East and South Seas, and 2.0 to 5.0 meters in the West Sea.

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