Snow in Seoul and the Metropolitan Area... Beware of Icy Roads

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyungsoo Park] Snow is expected to fall in Seoul and the surrounding metropolitan area. As snow falls until dawn, icy roads may form in various places.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 10th, cold air is descending from the northwest of the country, meeting relatively warm air to form a pressure trough, and snow cloud bands are forming over the West Sea.

As the snow cloud bands move eastward, snow will begin to fall around 6 p.m. on the west coast of Gyeonggi and the northern west coast of Chungnam. Then, until dawn on the 11th, snow will fall in the metropolitan area, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, Chungcheong, inland Jeolla, northern inland Gyeongbuk, and mountainous areas of Jeju.

Jeju mountainous areas, Ulleungdo, and Dokdo are expected to receive heavy snowfall of more than 30 cm. Gangwon inland and mountainous areas, Chungnam west coast, Jeolla west coast, and mountainous areas except Jeju will see 2 to 5 cm, while the metropolitan area, inland Chungcheong, and inland Jeolla are expected to accumulate 1 to 3 cm of snow. The expected snowfall in northern inland Gyeongbuk and the five West Sea islands is less than 1 cm.

In areas where snow continues until dawn on the 11th, the fallen snow may freeze on the roads, so special caution is required when driving during the morning commute.

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