[Weather] Cold Eases from Christmas Daytime... Cloudy Skies Nationwide

On Christmas Day, Wednesday the 25th, the morning temperature will be low, but it will warm up and become mild from the afternoon. Clouds will be abundant nationwide, gradually becoming overcast from the afternoon.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the morning temperature will be very cold, especially in the inland areas of the central region.

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At 5 a.m. on this day, the temperatures in major cities were ▲Seoul -1.1°C ▲Incheon -0.4°C ▲Suwon -2.5°C ▲Gangneung 4.4°C ▲Cheongju -2.1°C ▲Daejeon -2.4°C ▲Jeonju 0.3°C ▲Gwangju 0.4°C ▲Jeju 6.7°C ▲Daegu -2.6°C ▲Busan 3.5°C ▲Ulsan 0.2°C ▲Changwon 0.8°C.

The forecasted daytime high temperatures range from 3 to 11°C.

By major cities, the highs are ▲Seoul 6°C ▲Incheon 6°C ▲Suwon 6°C ▲Gangneung 8°C ▲Cheongju 7°C ▲Daejeon 7°C ▲Jeonju 8°C ▲Gwangju 8°C ▲Jeju 12°C ▲Daegu 8°C ▲Busan 11°C ▲Ulsan 9°C ▲Changwon 9°C.

From night, rain or snow is expected in the southern inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon Province and the mountainous areas of Jeju Island. Between night and early tomorrow morning, light rain below 0.1 mm or light snow below 0.1 cm may fall in the metropolitan area, central and northern inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, Chungcheong region, Jeonbuk, and western inland areas of Gyeongbuk.

In areas with rain or snow, caution is advised for icy roads and black ice when driving.

Fine dust levels are expected to be 'bad' in Seoul, Incheon, and southern Gyeonggi, while other regions will range from 'good' to 'moderate'. Sejong is expected to have 'bad' levels in the morning.

Sea waves are expected to be 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the East Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the West Sea and South Sea coastal waters. In the offshore waters (about 200 km from the coastline), wave heights are predicted to be 1.0 to 3.5 meters in the East Sea and 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the West Sea and South Sea.