Heavy snowfall will give way to the coldest wave of this winter. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted on the 8th that the lowest temperature would drop to minus 19 degrees Celsius on the morning of the 10th. Cold temperatures below zero are expected to continue in most regions over the weekend.
Cold air descending from the north is causing cloud formation as it passes over warm sea surfaces. The Korea Meteorological Administration noted, "From this day until the 9th, strong and heavy snowfall will occur mainly in the Honam, Chungnam, and Jeju mountainous regions, so caution should be exercised on icy roads."
Over the course of two days (the 8th to the 9th), the southern inland of North Jeolla Province, the western coast of North Jeolla Province, the Jeju mountain area, Ulleungdo, and Dokdo are expected to accumulate 30 centimeters of snow. Other predicted snowfall includes 10 to 20 centimeters in North Jeolla Province, 5 to 15 centimeters in Chungnam, Gwangju, and Jeonnam (with some areas expecting up to 20 centimeters), 3 to 8 centimeters in Daejeon, Sejong, the central and southern parts of Chungbuk, and western inland of Gyeongnam, and 1 to 5 centimeters in the western inland of Gyeongbuk and on the coast of Jeju.
This winter's cold is expected to peak. The morning's lowest temperatures are forecasted to range from minus 18 degrees to 4 degrees Celsius on the 9th and from minus 19 degrees to 4 degrees on the 10th. The highest daytime temperatures during the same period are expected to be between minus 10 degrees and plus 3 degrees, and from minus 5 degrees to plus 4 degrees.