On Thursday the 29th, a full-fledged winter cold snap is expected to continue nationwide as subzero temperatures combine with strong winds.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, morning lows will range from minus 15 C to minus 3 C, and daytime highs from minus 3 C to 7 C.
In particular, in central regions and North Gyeongsang Province, where cold wave advisories are in effect, morning temperatures will drop to around minus 10 C. In the central inland, temperatures will remain below freezing during the day and it will be very cold.
The country will see generally clear skies, but South Chungcheong, the Jeolla region, and Jeju Island will be mostly cloudy at times.
From dawn to morning, flurries of less than 0.1 cm of snow are expected along the southern coast of South Chungcheong and the west coast of Jeolla.
Jeju Island is forecast to see rain or snow from the afternoon into the night.
Through the 30th, expected snowfall is 1–5 cm in the Jeju mountains and less than 1 cm in Jeju's mid-mountain areas, while Ulleung Island and Dokdo are likely to see heavy snowfall of 10–20 cm.
Expected precipitation across Jeju Island is around 5 mm.
Waves at sea will run high under the influence of strong winds.
Wave heights will be 1.0–2.5 m off the East Sea, 0.5–2.0 m off the Yellow Sea, and 0.5–1.5 m off the South Sea.
In offshore waters (within about 200 km of the coastline), waves will reach up to 3.5 m in the East and Yellow seas and up to 2.5 m in the South Sea.