[Weather] Nationwide Temperatures Plunge... Morning Lows Drop to -8 Degrees, Severe Cold Expected

Morning Temperatures Drop by Over 10 Degrees
in Seoul Metropolitan Area, Chungcheongnam-do, and Jeolla Regions

On December 12, morning temperatures are expected to drop significantly across most regions nationwide, resulting in cold weather.

As cold air flows in from the north, morning temperatures in parts of the Seoul metropolitan area, Chungcheongnam-do, and Jeolla regions will fall by more than 10 degrees Celsius compared to December 11. In most other areas, temperatures will decrease by 5 to 10 degrees Celsius.

The morning low is forecast to range from -8 to 4 degrees Celsius, while the daytime high will be between 4 and 11 degrees Celsius.

On the 3rd, a citizen is covering their face with a scarf at Gwanghwamun Intersection in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News.

Skies will be mostly cloudy across the country, with Gangwon-do and Gyeongsang regions expected to be generally overcast. Rain or snow is forecast until the morning for the east coast and mountainous areas of Gangwon, as well as the east coast and northeastern mountainous areas of Gyeongsangbuk-do. Ulsan will see rain or snow between dawn and morning. In Busan, there may be traces of rain less than 0.1 mm or snow flurries less than 0.1 cm from dawn to morning.

The expected snowfall over the two days from December 11 to 12 is 3 to 8 cm (with some areas exceeding 10 cm) in the mountainous and east coastal areas of Gangwon, 1 to 5 cm in the northeastern mountainous areas of Gyeongsangbuk-do, 1 to 3 cm in the northern east coast of Gyeongsangbuk-do, and around 1 cm in Ulsan and the southern east coast of Gyeongsangbuk-do.

Expected precipitation is 5 to 15 mm for the east coast of Gangwon, 5 to 10 mm for the mountainous areas of Gangwon, the northeastern mountainous areas of Gyeongsangbuk-do, and the northern east coast, and less than 5 mm for Ulsan and the southern east coast of Gyeongsangbuk-do.

Fine dust concentrations are expected to remain at a 'good' level nationwide.

Wave heights in the seas are forecast at 1.0 to 3.5 meters off the east coast, 0.5 to 3.0 meters off the west coast, and 0.5 to 3.5 meters off the south coast. In the offshore areas (within about 200 km from the coastline), wave heights are expected to reach 1.5 to 5.0 meters in the East Sea, 0.5 to 3.5 meters in the West Sea, and 1.5 to 3.5 meters in the South Sea.

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