[Tomorrow's Weather] Weekend's Strongest Cold... Seoul Sunday Minus 12 Degrees

A severe cold wave dropping temperatures below freezing is expected to arrive over the weekend. On the morning of the 16th, Seoul's temperature will be minus 3 degrees Celsius, and on Sunday the 17th, the morning temperature is expected to drop to minus 12 degrees Celsius, marking the coldest day of this winter so far. This cold wave is forecasted to continue until late next week.

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On the 16th, morning low temperatures will range from minus 4 to minus 7 degrees Celsius, and daytime highs will vary between minus 4 and 8 degrees Celsius. The perceived temperature in Seoul is predicted to be minus 7 degrees Celsius in the morning and minus 9 degrees Celsius in the afternoon. In Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, the lowest temperature will be minus 17 degrees Celsius, with a perceived temperature dropping to minus 24 degrees Celsius.

Morning low temperatures by region are expected as follows: Seoul minus 3 degrees Celsius, Incheon minus 3 degrees Celsius, Daejeon 0 degrees Celsius, Gwangju 1 degree Celsius, Gangneung 3 degrees Celsius, Daegu 4 degrees Celsius, Busan 7 degrees Celsius, Ulsan 6 degrees Celsius, and Jeju 6 degrees Celsius. Daytime highs are forecasted to be Seoul minus 3 degrees Celsius, Incheon minus 3 degrees Celsius, Daejeon 1 degree Celsius, Gwangju 2 degrees Celsius, Gangneung 3 degrees Celsius, Daegu 4 degrees Celsius, Busan 8 degrees Celsius, and Jeju 8 degrees Celsius.

The 17th will be even colder. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasts morning lows between minus 17 and minus 3 degrees Celsius, and daytime highs between minus 8 and 3 degrees Celsius.

Heavy snowfall is expected in some areas. Up to 30 cm of snow is anticipated in the West Coast and mountainous areas of Jeju. Snowfall amounts expected on the 16th and 17th are 2 to 7 cm in southwestern Gyeonggi Province, 1 to 3 cm in Seoul, Incheon, and northern Gyeonggi, 5 to 10 cm in northern mountainous Gangwon, and 3 to 8 cm in inland Gangwon.

In Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, and southern Chungbuk, 3 to 8 cm of snow is forecasted; in Jeonbuk, 5 to 15 cm; in Gwangju and western Jeonnam, 5 to 10 cm; and in eastern Jeonnam, 1 to 5 cm. Western inland Gyeongnam is expected to receive 1 to 5 cm, northern and western inland Gyeongbuk 1 to 3 cm, and mountainous areas of Jeju 10 to 20 cm.

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