Snow in Various Southern Regions Amid Christmas Cold Wave... Seoul at -11°C

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] On Christmas Day, Saturday the 25th, a cold wave will continue with temperatures dropping to minus 11 degrees Celsius in Seoul and the metropolitan area, while snow will fall in various parts of the southern regions.

As of 5 a.m. that day, temperatures in major areas were Seoul -11.4°C, Incheon -11.1°C, Suwon -10.2°C, Chuncheon -7.3°C, Gangneung -0.5°C, Cheongju -7.5°C, Daejeon -6.8°C, Jeonju -4.6°C, Gwangju -2.1°C, Jeju 4.0°C, Daegu -3.7°C, Busan 0.2°C, Ulsan -1.5°C, Changwon -1.8°C, etc. Morning low temperatures are forecasted to be between -17 and -2 degrees Celsius, and daytime highs between -8 and 2 degrees Celsius.

Morning temperatures will sharply drop compared to the previous day, with -15 to -10 degrees Celsius mainly in the metropolitan area, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, inland Chungcheong, and eastern Jeonbuk, and below -5 degrees Celsius in most other regions nationwide. Strong winds will also blow, making the wind chill temperature even lower, resulting in very cold conditions.

The Chungnam region, western Jeolla region, and Jeju Island will be mostly cloudy with occasional snow. Gangwon Yeongdong and the northern coastal area of Gyeongbuk will be mostly cloudy with occasional snow until the morning, and southeastern Jeonbuk and northeastern Jeonnam will have mostly cloudy skies with occasional snow flurries.

Expected snowfall amounts until the 27th are 10 to 30 cm in Jeju Island’s mountainous areas, Ulleungdo and Dokdo, 5 to 15 cm along the western coast of Jeolla, and 3 to 8 cm in Gangwon Yeongdong, inland western Jeolla, and Jeju Island (excluding mountainous areas). The Chungnam region, the five western islands, and the northern coastal area of Gyeongbuk will see 1 to 5 cm of snow on this day alone, while southeastern Jeonbuk and northeastern Jeonnam will experience less than 0.1 cm of snow flurries.

Sea waves will be 1.0 to 4.0 meters in the East Sea coastal waters, 1.5 to 4.0 meters in the West Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 3.0 meters in the South Sea coastal waters. Wave heights in the offshore waters (about 200 km from the coastline) are expected to be 2.0 to 6.0 meters in the East Sea, 3.0 to 5.5 meters in the West Sea, and 1.5 to 5.0 meters in the South Sea.

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