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Citizens are passing by in downtown Seoul on the morning of the 8th, when the cold is shining. [사진 제공 = 연합뉴스]On the 16th, a short but strong snow will fall in the central region amid the subzero cold nationwide.
The Meteorological Administration predicts that the temperature on the morning of the 16th will drop by more than 10 degrees from the morning of the 15th, as cold air flows in from the northwest. Revealed.
On the 16th, the minimum temperature in the morning will be 11 to 1 degrees below zero, and the highest temperature in the daytime will be 3 to 8 degrees below zero.
In particular, as the wind blows strongly, the perceived temperature will be even lower, so it is very cold, and the daytime temperature will stay below zero in the metropolitan area and Gangwon Yeongseo area. This cold is expected to continue until the 18th.
The central region (excluding the Gangwon East Coast) is expected to snow at some time between morning and afternoon due to the impact of low pressure traveling southeast near Bohai Bay in China on the 16th. There may be places where it rains or snows from daytime to evening in the southeast coast of Gangwon and the Jeolla region, Gyeongbuk region, and inland of Gyeongnam-do, while in Jeju Island it rains or snows from afternoon to night.
The duration of this snowfall is short, about 3 hours, but it will fall strongly as a lot of snow of 2~7cm is concentrated in the southern part of Gyeonggi and the Chungcheong area for a short time.
Estimated snowfall is southern Gyeonggi, Chungcheong area, West Sea 5do, Ulleungdo and Dokdo 2~7cm, Seoul and the northern part of Gyeonggi area, Gangwon-do, Jeolla area, Gyeongbuk area, Gyeongnam-western inland, Jeju-do production area: 1~3cm
An official from the Meteorological Agency said, “In areas where it snows or rains, the visibility is shortened, and the roads are very slippery due to snow or freezing.” There will be many places where ice roads appear, so please pay special attention to traffic and pedestrian safety, such as securing a sufficient safe distance and falling accidents when driving a vehicle.”
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