Environmental beautification officials are preparing for snow removal at Gwanghwamun Square in Sejong-daero, Seoul, where it snows on the morning of the 16th. yunhap news
It is expected that there will be more than 10cm of snow on the 16th with short and strong snow falling in central regions such as southern Gyeonggi and Chungcheong. A strong cold wave is expected to continue until the day after tomorrow.
According to the Meteorological Administration, as of 9:50 am, snow is weakly falling in the metropolitan area including Seoul and northern Chungnam. The cloud belt, located in the west sea and the metropolitan area, is gradually flowing into the Yeongseo and Chungcheong areas of Gangwon-do as it advances southeast at 50 km/h.
The Meteorological Administration said, “There may be places where snow falls during the daytime in the central region due to the effect of low pressure, and there may be places where it rains or snows once between afternoon and evening in Jeolla, Gyeongbuk, and western inland of Gyeongnam, and from afternoon to night in Jeju Island.” Forecast.
The snowing time will be short, around 3 hours, but it is expected that strong snow will be concentrated in a short time in the southern part of Gyeonggi and the Chungcheong area. In particular, there are places where there is a lot of snow over 10 cm in the center of the Chungnam area, where strong snow clouds come in. It is expected that 2~7cm of snow will accumulate in the southern part of Gyeonggi and the Chungcheong area, and 1~3cm of snow in other areas including Seoul.
Meteorological Office reporter Park Lee-hyung said, “In the metropolitan area, including Seoul, snow will fall in earnest from around 12:00, but it is expected to stop gradually from around 3 pm.” In the case of Seoul, there is not much fall, so the possibility of accumulation on the road is small, It can be done, so be careful.”
Snow on the west coast area from night
The highest temperature in the daytime will show a distribution from 3 degrees below zero to 8 degrees. In Seoul, there are many places to stay below zero, centering around the metropolitan area, Yeongseo, Gangwon, northern Chungcheong, and northern Gyeongbuk, with a record of 1 degree below zero in the middle of the day.
From this night, snow will begin on the west coast of Jeolla under the influence of the cloud belt created in the west sea. Snow will expand to the west coast of Chungnam and the inland of Jeolla, the inland of western Gyeongnam and Jeju Island at the dawn of the 17th. Most of the snow on the west coast of Chungnam, the eastern part of Jeolla, and the inland of western Gyeongnam will stop on the afternoon of the 17th, but the west coast of Jeolla may continue until the morning of the 18th and the afternoon of Jeju Island.
The Meteorological Administration said, “A lot of snow will fall and accumulate around the western part of the Jeolla region and the mountainous areas of Jeju Island, so please pay special attention to facility management, safety accidents, and traffic safety to prevent damage from snow.”
Seoul tomorrow morning experience temperature -17 degrees
On the morning of the 16th, citizens in thick clothes are passing through the Gwanghwamun intersection in Seoul. yunhap news
A strong cold wave is expected to continue until the 18th. As cold air continuously flows in from the northwest, the temperature on the morning of the 17th and 18th will drop 3 to 5 degrees higher than on the 16th, and the wind blows strongly, and the perceived temperature is even lower, so it will be very cold.
In Seoul on the morning of the 17th, the temperature will drop to -10 degrees, and the perceived temperature will feel very cold at -17 degrees. On the 18th, the coldest morning is expected to continue, with the lowest temperature in the morning of -13 to -1 degrees Celsius.
Reporter Chun Kwon-pil [email protected]