Warm Weather This Week... Temperatures Drop Below Freezing Starting This Weekend

Relatively mild weather will continue throughout this week, with rain expected in various parts of the country. From the weekend, temperatures will drop below freezing again, bringing severe cold.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 11th, rain and cloudy weather are expected nationwide due to the influence of a low-pressure system moving from near Shanghai, China, toward the southern Yellow Sea.

On the 11th, when light rain was falling, citizens were walking with umbrellas near Gongdeok Five-way Intersection in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jin-Hyung Kang aymsdream@

The expected rainfall over the two days from the 11th to the 12th is forecasted to be 20?60 mm in Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, and 10?40 mm in the five islands of the West Sea. During the same period, Chungcheong region is expected to receive 10?50 mm, Gangwon Yeongseo, northern inland Gyeongbuk, and inland Gyeongnam 20?60 mm, Gwangju and Jeonnam (excluding the southern coast), and Jeonbuk 10?50 mm. The expected rainfall in Gangwon Yeongdong from the 11th to the 12th is 50?100 mm (with some areas exceeding 150 mm). The eastern coast of Gyeongbuk may also see heavy rain exceeding 120 mm during this period. Ulleungdo and Dokdo are forecasted to receive 10?40 mm, and Jeju Island 30?80 mm (with some areas in Jeju’s mid-mountain region exceeding 100 mm, and Jeju’s mountainous areas exceeding 150 mm).

Snow may fall instead of rain in the mountainous areas of Gangwon. The expected snowfall in the northern Gangwon mountains is 20?30 cm, 10?20 cm in the central and southern Gangwon mountains, and around 10 cm in some other areas. Nationwide, winds will reach gusts of 55 km/h (15 m/s or more). Especially in Jeju Island, Incheon, the western coast of Gyeonggi, northern inland Gyeonggi, southern western coast of Jeonbuk, coastal Jeonnam, and coastal Gyeongsang, winds will be very strong at 70 km/h (20 m/s), with some mountainous areas experiencing gusts up to 90 km/h (25 m/s).

The morning low temperatures will range from 5 to 14 degrees Celsius, and daytime highs from 7 to 16 degrees Celsius, which is warmer than usual and expected to feel mild. Another round of rain may occur on the 14th. Although the forecast is still uncertain, a low-pressure system may pass over the Korean Peninsula again.

Temperatures will drop sharply starting Saturday the 16th. As cold air from high latitudes flows in, temperatures will fall more than 10 degrees compared to the previous day. The cold wave will continue with morning lows between -13 and 8 degrees Celsius and daytime highs between -4 and 10 degrees Celsius.

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