A cold wind blew after the snow had passed, and the strongest cold wave came this winter.



As of 5 o'clock, the temperature of Gwangdeoksan in Hwacheon has dropped to -18.9 degrees, and the temperature of the mountains in Gangwon has dropped to around -15 degrees, with 18.6 degrees below zero in Imnam in Cheorwon and 15.9 degrees below zero in Hongcheon.



In addition, the temperature in the central region has also dropped to around -10 degrees below zero, with the temperature in Seoul being 8.3 degrees below zero, 11.9 degrees below zero in Chuncheon and 10.1 degrees below zero in Dongducheon.



In particular, the cold wind was blown, and Seoul's perceived temperature dropped to -15.1 degrees Celsius, and Gwangdeoksan's perceived temperature dropped to -28.3 degrees Celsius.



As the temperature dropped sharply, cold wave warnings were issued in the Gangwon and Cheorwon, Yongpyeong, and Gyeongbuk-Busan areas, and cold wave warnings were issued in Seoul and northern Gyeonggi, inland Gangwon, Jecheon and Danyang, Chungbuk, Yeongju and Bonghwa, Gyeongbuk.



The highest temperatures during the day are expected to remain cold during the day, with Seoul staying at -4 degrees Celsius and Daejeon at -1.



The Meteorological Administration predicted that tomorrow morning the temperature in Seoul will drop to -10 degrees Celsius, and the day after tomorrow to -11 degrees Celsius.



Although the whole country is generally sunny today, it will snow in the west of Honam and Jeju Island due to the influence of snow clouds created at sea, and it will snow in the evening on the west coast of Chungnam.



Predicted snowfall is from 5 to 30 cm in the western part of Honam and Jeju Island, and from 1 to 7 cm in Chungnam.



Heavy snow warnings are in effect on Ulleungdo and Dokdo, and heavy snow warnings are in effect in Gwangju, the west coast of Honam, and the Jeju Island.



Strong wind warnings are issued on the west coast, Jeju Island, and the Gangwon mountains, and winds are blowing very strongly and waves are rising very high with storm warnings on most of the seas.



Construction warnings have been issued in some of Yeongnam inland including Gangwon Yeong-dong, Yeongnam coast and Daegu.



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