[Weather] Snow in Chungcheong, Honam, and Jeju from Night... Cold Wave and Strong Winds Tomorrow

On the 15th, the day of Jeongwol Daeboreum and snowfall, citizens hurried their steps near Seoul City Hall. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seon-ae] Snow is expected to pour in Chungcheong, Honam, and Jeju starting from the night of the 15th. Snow is expected to fall until the morning of the 16th in Honam (excluding Chungnam, central and southern Chungbuk, and eastern southern coastal areas of Jeonnam) and the western inland areas of Gyeongnam. Additionally, snow flurries are forecast until the morning of the 16th along the southern coast of Gyeonggi, the eastern southern coastal areas of Jeonnam, and the western inland areas of Gyeongbuk. In Jeju, snow is expected until the morning of Thursday, the 17th. In areas of Jeju with relatively higher temperatures, rain may fall instead of snow.

The expected snowfall (precipitation) amounts until the morning of the 16th (17th for Jeju) are 5?10 cm (5?10 mm) in the Jeju mountain area, 3?8 cm (around 5 mm) in southern Jeonbuk and northern Jeonnam, 1?5 cm (less than 5 mm) in Chungnam, central and southern Chungbuk, northern Jeonbuk, southern Jeonnam (excluding eastern southern coastal areas), and Jeju, and around 1 cm (around 1 mm) in the western inland areas of Gyeonggi.

Except for the southern west coast of Chungnam and the northeastern parts of Jeonbuk and eastern southern coastal areas of Jeonnam, another round of snow will pour in Honam from late afternoon on the 16th until dawn on the 17th. During the same period, snow flurries will occur in Chungnam (excluding the southern west coast), northeastern Jeonbuk, and eastern southern coastal areas of Jeonnam.

The expected snowfall (precipitation) amounts from the afternoon of the 16th to dawn on the 17th are 1?5 cm (less than 5 mm) in Honam and around 1 cm (around 1 mm) along the southern west coast of Chungnam.

The Korea Meteorological Administration stated, "Heavy snow warnings may be issued as heavy snow is expected mainly in the southwestern part of Jeonbuk and the northwestern part of Jeonnam between the night of the 15th and the morning of the 16th, and between the night of the 16th and the dawn of the 17th."

Currently, heavy snow advisory warnings have been issued for Gwangju, Damyang, Jangseong, Yeonggwang in Jeonnam, Gochang, Sunchang, Jeongeup in Jeonbuk, and the Jeju mountain area.

On the 16th, morning temperatures in the metropolitan area, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, northern Chungbuk, and northern inland areas of Gyeongbuk will drop below minus 10 degrees Celsius, making it very cold. Cold wave warnings have been issued for these areas. In particular, cold wave alerts have been issued for Yeoncheon, Pocheon, and Paju in Gyeonggi, and for the plains of Pyeongchang County, Cheorwon, Hwacheon, Hongcheon County, Yanggu County, northern mountain areas, central mountain areas, and southern mountain areas in Gangwon.

Across the country on the 16th, morning low temperatures will range from minus 14 degrees to minus 1 degree Celsius. Daytime high temperatures will remain between minus 5 degrees and 4 degrees Celsius.

Expected minimum and maximum temperatures in major cities are: Seoul -11°C and -3°C, Incheon -9°C and -4°C, Daejeon -7°C and -1°C, Gwangju -3°C and 0°C, Daegu -6°C and 1°C, Ulsan -5°C and 2°C, and Busan -4°C and 4°C.

The Korea Meteorological Administration expects the cold weather to continue until Friday, the 18th. Strong winds will also blow, making the cold feel more severe.

From the 16th until the morning of the 17th, very strong winds blowing at 35?60 km/h are expected along the western coast of Chungnam, the western coast of Jeolla, the eastern coast of Gyeongbuk, and Jeju, with the possibility of strong wind warnings being issued.

Other regions may also experience gusts reaching around 55 km/h. With strong winds and dry air, caution is advised to prevent fires. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasts very dry conditions mainly in Seoul, some inland areas of Gyeonggi, Yeongdong in Gangwon, eastern Jeonnam, and Yeongnam, where dry weather advisories have been issued.

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