Christmas Eve Sees Snowfall Across the Country... Daytime Highs Reach 7 Degrees

On the 24th, Christmas Eve and Sunday, snow is forecasted to fall in most regions nationwide.

On the evening of the 20th, the Christmas tree lighting ceremony was held at Seoul Plaza in front of Seoul City Hall. Citizens and cars are passing by next to the illuminated tree. Photo by Younghan Heo younghan@

Although temperatures will rise by about 5 to 10 degrees compared to the 23rd, morning temperatures in most areas will still be below -5 degrees, so it is important to take care of your health.

The expected morning low temperatures range from -10 to 0 degrees, and the daytime high temperatures are expected to be between 0 and 7 degrees.

Expected snowfall amounts are 1 to 3 cm in Seoul, Incheon, northern Gyeonggi, Gangwon-do, Chungbuk, northern inland Gyeongbuk, northeastern mountainous Gyeongbuk, southwestern inland Gyeongbuk, and western inland Gyeongbu.

In southern Gyeonggi, Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, Gwangju, and Jeonnam (excluding the southern coast), 1 to 5 cm of snow is expected, while Daegu, southern inland Gyeongbuk, and the southern coast of Jeonnam will see around 1 cm of snow.

Jeju Island and the five western islands are forecasted to receive 3 to 8 cm and 2 to 7 cm of snow respectively over two days starting from the 23rd.

Expected precipitation amounts are around 5 mm in Seoul, Incheon, northern and southern Gyeonggi, Gangwon-do, Chungcheong region, Jeolla region, and Gyeongsang region.

The five western islands and Jeju Island will experience about 5 mm of rain over two days starting from the 23rd.

Visibility will be reduced and icy roads will be common in areas with rain or snow, so caution is advised to prevent accidents.

Fine dust levels are expected to be 'moderate' nationwide, with the Seoul metropolitan area and Chungcheong region temporarily reaching 'bad' levels from the afternoon, and Honam region and Jeju region showing 'bad' levels at night.

Sea waves will range from 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the East Sea, West Sea, and South Sea coastal waters.

Wave heights in the offshore waters (about 200 km from the coastline) are expected to be 1.0 to 2.5 meters in the East Sea, and 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the West Sea and South Sea.

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