Tuesday, Temperature Drops to 5-10°C... Heavy Snow on Gangwon and Gyeongbuk East Coast

On Tuesday the 20th, the whole country will be mostly cloudy, with very heavy snowfall expected along the East Coast and mountainous areas of Gangwon, as well as the northeastern mountainous areas of Gyeongbuk.

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Snow or rain that began on the 19th will continue in these regions. Between morning and afternoon, rain will fall in the Chungcheong region; from morning until night, rain will occur in the southern regions and Jeju Island; and in the afternoon, some rain is expected in southern Gyeonggi. From afternoon to night, rain in the southern regions will subside in some areas, while other parts of the Seoul metropolitan area and inland Gangwon may experience raindrops less than 0.1 mm.

Expected snowfall amounts are 3 to 8 cm (with some areas exceeding 10 cm) along the central and northern East Coast of Gangwon and Gangwon mountainous areas; 1 to 5 cm along the southern East Coast of Gangwon; 2 to 7 cm in the northeastern mountainous areas of Gyeongbuk; and around 1 cm along the northern East Coast of Gyeongbuk. Expected precipitation amounts are less than 5 mm in southern Gyeonggi, Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, and Chungbuk; around 5 mm in Gwangju, Jeonnam, Jeonbuk, and inland Daegu and Gyeongbuk; and 5 to 20 mm in Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam, and Jeju Island.

As cold air moves southward from the northwest, temperatures will drop by about 5 to 10 degrees compared to the previous day. Morning low temperatures are forecasted to be between -1 and 10 degrees Celsius, and daytime highs between 3 and 12 degrees Celsius. Although temperatures will remain higher than the average for this time of year (average lows -8 to 2 degrees, highs 5 to 10 degrees) for the time being, morning temperatures will be below 5 degrees in most parts of the country, especially around the central inland areas where temperatures will be near 0 degrees. Strong winds will cause the wind chill to feel colder, making it chilly. Fine dust levels will range from 'Good' to 'Moderate' nationwide.

In most parts of the country, winds will be strong with gusts reaching speeds of 55 km/h (15 m/s) or more. From night, especially along the southern East Coast of Gyeongbuk, coastal areas of Gyeongnam, and Jeju Island (excluding mountainous areas), gusts may reach 70 km/h (20 m/s) or higher, resulting in very strong winds.

From morning, winds will gradually strengthen and waves will become very high in the East Sea coastal waters, southern offshore waters of the East Sea, eastern waters of the South Sea, southwestern offshore waters of the South Sea, and waters around Jeju Island. Wave heights are expected to be 1.0 to 4.0 meters in the East Sea coastal waters, 0.5 to 3.0 meters in the West Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 3.5 meters in the South Sea coastal waters. In the outer offshore waters (approximately 200 km from the coastline), wave heights are expected to be 1.0 to 4.5 meters in the East Sea, 1.5 to 4.0 meters in the West Sea, and 1.0 to 4.0 meters in the South Sea.

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