[Weather] Severe Cold Nationwide... Seoul Morning Low -12°C

On Tuesday the 4th, cold weather will continue nationwide, especially in the Gangwon region, with snow expected in various areas.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the morning low temperatures on the 4th are forecasted to be between -18 and -4 degrees Celsius, and the daytime highs between -7 and 2 degrees Celsius. This is about 5 to 10 degrees lower than the morning temperatures on the 3rd, with morning temperatures in Cheorwon and Hwacheon dropping to -18 and -17 degrees Celsius, respectively. Seoul is expected to have a low of -12 degrees and a high of only -6 degrees Celsius.

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Snow is expected along the west coast of Chungnam, the Jeolla region, and Jeju Island. In the southwestern part of Gyeonggi and the inland western areas of Gyeongsang, light snow less than 0.1 cm is predicted from dawn to afternoon.

Expected snowfall amounts until the 5th are 5 to 10 cm along the west coast of Chungnam, 3 to 8 cm in Daejeon, Sejong, and inland Chungnam, 1 to 5 cm in central and southern Chungbuk, 5 to 20 cm along the west coast of Jeonbuk, southern inland Jeonbuk, and northwestern Jeonnam, 5 to 15 cm in Gwangju and southwestern Jeonnam, and 3 to 10 cm in northern inland Jeonbuk and eastern Jeonnam. Ulleungdo and Dokdo are expected to receive 10 to 50 cm of snow.

Fine dust levels are forecasted to be 'Good' nationwide.

Sea waves will range from 1.0 to 3.5 meters in the East Sea and West Sea coastal waters, and from 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the South Sea coastal waters. Wave heights in the offshore waters (about 200 km from the coastline) are predicted to be 2.0 to 5.0 meters in the East Sea, and 1.5 to 4.0 meters in the West Sea and South Sea.