On the way to work in Seoul, 11 degrees below zero’strong cold’… Cold wave news from Central and Gyeongbuk

The cold will be relieved from the daytime tomorrow… Rain and snow frequent in the second half of the week


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Today (19th) morning, a severe cold wave came again. The temperature in Daegwallyeong in Gangwon-do has dropped to around -20 degrees Celsius and in Seoul to -11 degrees Celsius. Compared to yesterday morning, it has gone down by as much as 10 degrees. A special cold wave warning has been in effect in the central region including Seoul and North Gyeongsang Province.

The temperature has dropped like this again, so you should take care of your health again. There are places where the snow that fell until yesterday was frozen, so you should be careful while going around. From tomorrow, the temperature will rise to the normal level again.

This is Lee Jae-seung.

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As continental high pressure expanded, a temporary strong chill came down in the northwest.

This morning, Sueunju in Daegwallyeong, Gangwon-do plunged below -20 degrees Celsius and Seoul-11 degrees below zero.

It has dropped by up to 10 degrees from 2 degrees from yesterday.

In some places, the sensory temperature has dropped below -20 degrees Celsius due to strong winds.

A special cold wave warning is in effect in the central region including Seoul and North Gyeongsang Province.

Even in the daytime, Seoul will stay at 2 degrees below zero, and the cold will continue throughout the day.

As the snow piled up in Chungcheong-do and Jeolla-do, where a lot of snow fell recently, is freezing, an icy road is expected.

When driving, keep enough distance between cars and slow down to prevent collisions and other damage.

In the far seas of the West Sea and the far seas of the East Sea where a storm warning was issued, the wind will blow very strongly and the waves will rise very high up to 4m.

This cold wave will continue until tomorrow morning and then recover by recovering the normal temperature from the daytime.

Tomorrow’s daytime peak temperature will be 7 degrees for Seoul and 10 degrees for Jeonju and Daegu, 5 to 8 degrees higher than today.

After that, there will be no great cold for the time being.

Rain or snow is expected all over the country between Thursday and Friday, and between Saturday and Sunday. As the temperature rises, there will be a lot of rain.

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