The Korea meteorological Administration forecast on the 6th that the morning low on the 9th will drop to minus 18 degrees Celsius, marking the peak of the cold wave. Cold winds from the north and snow and rain in many places will bring more severe cold.
Due to the influence of a pressure trough across the country, the weather will be cloudy with precipitation bands forming, leading to snow and rain for some time. In the afternoon, less than 0.1 cm of snow flurries or less than 0.1 mm of raindrops are expected in the East Coast of Gangwon and North Gyeongsang Province. Expected snowfall on this day is 1-5 cm in eastern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, and Jeju's mountainous areas; 1 cm in Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, North Chungcheong, eastern Jeonbuk, inland eastern Jeonnam, northern inland North Gyeongsang, northeastern mountainous areas, Daegu, southwestern inland North Gyeongsang, and northwestern inland South Gyeongsang. Expected precipitation in these regions is less than 5 mm.
On the 7th and 8th, Ulleungdo and Dokdo will see 10-30 cm of snow accumulation. Additional expected snowfall includes 5-15 cm (up to 20 cm in some areas) in Jeonbuk, 5-10 cm (up to 15 cm in some areas) in the mountainous areas of Jeju, 3-10 cm (up to 15 cm in some areas) in South Chungcheong, Gwangju, and South Jeolla, 1-5 cm in central-southern North Chungcheong, western inland South Gyeongsang, and mid-mountain areas of Jeju, and 1 cm in southwestern Gyeonggi. Expected precipitation is 10-30 mm in Ulleungdo and Dokdo, 5-20 mm in Jeju, 5-10 mm in Gwangju, South Jeolla, and Jeonbuk, and 5 mm in western inland South Gyeongsang, South Chungcheong, Daejeon, Sejong, and central-southern North Chungcheong, with 1 mm in southwestern Gyeonggi.
According to the Korea meteorological Administration, the morning lows will range from minus 3 degrees to 5 degrees, and the day's highs will be from 2 degrees to 11 degrees. Key regional temperatures include Seoul (2 degrees/4 degrees), Daejeon (1 degree/6 degrees), Gwangju (2 degrees/7 degrees), Daegu (0 degrees/8 degrees), and Busan (4 degrees/10 degrees).
The morning low on the 7th is expected to be between minus 13 degrees and 0 degrees, on the 8th between minus 13 degrees and 2 degrees, and on the 9th between minus 18 degrees and 3 degrees. The day's high is expected to be between minus 1 degree and 7 degrees on the 7th, minus 4 degrees and 7 degrees on the 8th, and minus 9 degrees and 3 degrees on the 9th.