[Tomorrow's Weather] Cold Continues Until Morning... Temperatures Return to Normal from Afternoon

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] The cold weather is expected to continue on Wednesday, the 22nd. The cold is expected to gradually ease from tomorrow afternoon.

On the 25th, when a cold wave advisory was issued nationwide with the morning low temperature in Seoul dropping to minus 18 degrees Celsius, office workers wearing thick coats are heading to work at the Sejongno intersection in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the 22nd will be mostly clear nationwide with occasional clouds. The morning low temperature will range from -9 to 2 degrees Celsius, which is lower than the average (-7 to 2 degrees). From noon, the temperature will rise to between 3 and 11 degrees Celsius, similar to the average (5 to 11 degrees).

In Seoul, the morning low is expected to be -4 degrees, and the afternoon high 6 degrees. Temperatures in major regions are ▲Seoul -4 to 6°C ▲Incheon -4 to 3°C ▲Suwon -5 to 6°C ▲Chuncheon -7 to 6°C ▲Gangneung -1 to 11°C ▲Cheongju -4 to 8°C ▲Daejeon -5 to 9°C ▲Sejong -6 to 8°C ▲Jeonju -4 to 9°C ▲Gwangju -2 to 11°C ▲Daegu -4 to 10°C ▲Busan 2 to 11°C ▲Ulsan -1 to 11°C ▲Changwon -1 to 9°C ▲Jeju 4 to 11°C.

Rain will fall late at night in the Jeonnam region, Gyeongnam region, and mountainous areas of Jeju Island. There may be drizzle or snow flurries in the southern part of Jeonbuk and Jeju Island.

Expected precipitation amounts are less than 5 mm in Jeonnam, Gyeongnam, and Jeju mountainous areas, and less than 0.1 mm in southern Jeonbuk and Jeju Island.

Fine dust levels are expected to be between ‘Good’ and ‘Moderate’ nationwide. However, in southern Gyeonggi, Sejong, and Chungbuk, levels may temporarily reach ‘Bad’ at night.

Sea waves will be 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the East Sea coastal waters, 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the West Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the South Sea coastal waters. In the offshore waters (about 200 km from the coastline), wave heights are predicted to be 1.0 to 3.0 meters in the East Sea and 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the West and South Seas.