After the rain, morning temperatures 'drop'... "Wear your winter clothes"

Morning low temperatures 6~14°C, daytime highs 13~19°C
Frost forecast in inland Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous Gangwon

After the rain, cold air descends, causing the morning temperature on Friday the 20th to drop sharply.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, temperatures are expected to be 3 to 8 degrees lower than the morning of the 19th, and daytime temperatures will also drop by about 5 degrees in one day, so attention should be paid to clothing on the way to work. The morning of the 20th will be especially chilly, with frost forecasted in inland Gyeonggi, inland Gangwon, and mountainous areas.

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In particular, temperatures in inland Gangwon and mountainous areas will drop sharply overnight, causing the rain that fell today to freeze on the roads, potentially creating thin ice.

Earlier, on the 19th, a pressure trough passed over South Korea, bringing rain mainly to the central regions. On the same day, at 4:30 PM, rain fell in Chungbuk, southern parts of Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Chungnam, and northern Jeonbuk.

Rain is forecasted until dawn on the 20th in southern Gyeonggi, southern Gangwon, Chungcheong, and southern regions. However, in Jeonnam and Gyeongnam, rain may continue until the morning of the 20th, and in Jeju, until the morning of the 20th.

Rainfall amounts are expected to be 5 to 40 mm in Ulleungdo and Dokdo, 5 to 30 mm in Jeonbuk, 5 to 20 mm in Gwangju, Jeonnam, Yeongnam, and Jeju, 5 to 10 mm in Chungcheong, and less than 5 mm in southern Gyeonggi and southern Gangwon.

The lowest morning temperatures on the 20th will range from 6 to 14 degrees Celsius, and the highest daytime temperatures will range from 13 to 19 degrees Celsius.

Morning low temperatures in major areas are Seoul 9°C, Incheon 10°C, Suwon 9°C, Chuncheon 8°C, Gangneung 12°C, Cheongju 10°C, Daejeon 10°C, Jeonju 12°C, Gwangju 12°C, Daegu 12°C, Busan 14°C, and Jeju 15°C.

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Daytime high temperatures are Seoul 14°C, Incheon 14°C, Suwon 15°C, Chuncheon 15°C, Gangneung 17°C, Cheongju 16°C, Daejeon 16°C, Jeonju 17°C, Gwangju 17°C, Daegu 17°C, Busan 19°C, and Jeju 19°C.

Temperatures are expected to drop sharply once more between the 20th and Saturday the 21st.

The morning low on the 21st will be between 0 and 11 degrees Celsius, dropping another 3 to 8 degrees compared to the 20th, while daytime highs will remain between 14 and 19 degrees Celsius.

With strong winds, the perceived cold will be even more severe. Starting from the night of the 19th in the Gangwon mountainous area and northeastern mountainous area of Gyeongbuk, strong winds with gusts around 55 km/h (70 km/h in mountainous areas) are forecasted in most regions on the 20th.

On the west coast, Gangwon Yeongdong, and Jeju, wind speeds are expected to exceed 70 km/h (90 km/h in mountainous areas) from the morning of the 19th until the early hours of the 20th, and strong wind warnings may be issued.

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