[Tomorrow's Weather] 'Sohan' Colder Than Daehan... Morning Temperatures Below Freezing

The Morning Low Temperature Ranges from -8°C to 3°C

On the 6th, known as 'Sohan (小寒)', considered the coldest period of winter, morning temperatures will drop by about 5 to 10 degrees compared to the previous day, making it cold. The morning low temperature is expected to range between -8°C and 3°C, while the daytime high will be between 3°C and 11°C.

On the 4th, when temperatures dropped below freezing for the first time this year, office workers dressed in thick clothing hurried on their way to work at the Gwanghwamun intersection in Jongno-gu, Seoul. /
Photo by Jo Yongjun

Sohan, the 23rd of the 24 solar terms, means 'small cold.' However, this is based on the Chinese standard, and in Korea, Sohan is generally colder than Daehan (大寒), which occurs about fifteen days later.

The whole country will be mostly clear during the day, but clouds will gradually increase from the afternoon, with raindrops or snowflakes falling in some areas. From dawn to morning, less than 0.1 mm of rain is expected in Jeju Island, and from night to early the next day, occasional or less than 0.1 cm of snow will fall in the Seoul metropolitan area, Gangwon Yeongseo, Chungnam region, and central-northern Chungbuk.

The expected snowfall over the two days of the 6th and 7th is around 1 cm in Seoul and Gangwon-do, 1 to 3 cm, and 5 to 10 cm in Ulleungdo and Dokdo. In Incheon, southern Gyeonggi, and the West Sea 5 Islands, 1 to 3 cm of snow and less than 5 mm of rain will fall during the day on the 6th. The expected precipitation for the 6th and 7th is less than 1 mm in Seoul, Gangwon-do, Ulleungdo, and Dokdo, and 5 to 10 mm in Ulleungdo and Dokdo.

Fine dust levels will be good to moderate nationwide, but in Chungbuk, Honam, Yeongnam, and Jeju regions, levels are expected to be poor in the morning. On the morning of the 6th, dense fog will form in inland areas, and in these regions and places where snow is falling, icy roads or black ice may appear, so caution for safety is advised.

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