[Tomorrow's Weather] 'Sohan' Snow Across the Country... Lowest Temperature Minus 6 Degrees Celsius

On Sunday the 5th, which is also the solar term of Sohan (小寒), snow or rain is expected to fall across various parts of the country. Sohan is known as the coldest period in the solar terms.

From the early morning of the 5th, snow or rain will begin in Seoul, Incheon, and northern Gyeonggi Province, expanding from the morning to southern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, Chungcheong, Jeolla regions, and Jeju Island. From the afternoon, occasional snow or rain will occur in the northern inland and northeastern mountains of North Gyeongsang, southwestern inland of North Gyeongsang, western inland of South Gyeongsang, and the southern coast of South Gyeongsang, mostly stopping by night. In the Gyeongsangnam-do area, raindrops less than 0.1 mm or snow less than 0.1 cm may fall from afternoon through the night.

On November 22 last year, when a heavy snow warning was issued across Seoul, managers were clearing the snow accumulated at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul. Photo by Jo Yong-jun

By the morning of the 6th, the expected snowfall amounts are forecasted to be 3?8 cm in eastern and northwestern inland Gyeonggi, 1?5 cm in Seoul and southwestern inland Gyeonggi, and around 1 cm in Incheon, the western coast of Gyeonggi, and the five western islands. Inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, Chungcheong, Jeolla, northern inland and northeastern mountains of North Gyeongsang, southwestern inland of North Gyeongsang, and northwestern inland of South Gyeongsang will see around 1 cm of snow.

The morning low temperatures are predicted to range from -6 to 2 degrees Celsius, and the daytime highs from 3 to 11 degrees Celsius. Fine dust levels are expected to be 'moderate' across all regions. However, the metropolitan area, Gangwon, and Chungcheong regions are forecasted to reach 'bad' levels from night.

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