Even though ipchun has passed, the bitter winter cold remains. On Saturday the 7th, a deep freeze below freezing will continue across most of the country, and snow is expected on Jeju Island, the West Sea coast, and parts of the inland.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, morning lows will range from minus 17 to minus 2 degrees Celsius and daytime highs from minus 5 to 5 degrees Celsius, lower than average.
Morning temperatures in most areas nationwide will be low, from minus 15 to minus 5 degrees Celsius, and a severe cold of below minus 15 degrees is expected especially in the inland of northern Gyeonggi and the inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon. With strong winds, the wind chill is forecast to drop further.
Cold wave advisories are in effect for the central region except for the east coast, the mid- to northern inland of North Gyeongsang and the northeastern mountains, and the eastern part of North Jeolla.
Skies will be mostly cloudy nationwide, then gradually clear from the morning. The east coast will be cloudy and then clear in the afternoon, while the Chungcheong region, Jeolla region, and Jeju Island will see cloudy weather all day.
Jeju Island will start seeing snow from the morning, expanding in the afternoon to the West Sea coasts of Jeolla and South Chungcheong, and from night to the northern inland of the Chungcheong region, the central and southern parts of North Chungcheong, the rest of South Jeolla, and the southern inland of North Jeolla.
On Jeju Island, there may be sprinkles of less than 0.1 mm of rain or flurries of less than 0.1 cm of snow until dawn. The West Sea coast of Jeolla may see snow in the morning, and the southwestern part of Gyeonggi, the Chungcheong region, North Jeolla, and the western inland of South Gyeongsang may see less than 0.1 cm of snow at night.
From the 6th to the 8th this month, 10–40 cm of snow is forecast for Ulleung Island and Dokdo, 10–20 cm (30 cm or more in some areas) for the mountains of Jeju Island, 5–15 cm for the mid-mountain and eastern areas of Jeju, and 3–10 cm for the coasts of Jeju.
Expected snowfall on the 7th–8th is 3–8 cm (10 cm or more in some coastal areas) for the West Sea coast of North Jeolla, the southern inland, and Gwangju and western South Jeolla; 1–3 cm for northeastern South Jeolla and the West Sea coast of South Chungcheong; around 1 cm for Sejong and the northern inland of South Chungcheong; and less than 1 cm for southern North Chungcheong and southeastern South Jeolla. On the 6th–7th, around 1 cm of snow is expected on the mid- to southern east coast of Gangwon and the northern east coast of North Gyeongsang.
In addition, dry weather advisories are in effect for Seoul, parts of the Gyeonggi inland, the east coast and mountains of Gangwon, parts of the Chungcheong region, eastern South Jeolla, and the Gyeongsang region. Other areas also have dry air and strong winds, requiring particular caution to prevent wildfires and other fires.
Fine dust levels nationwide will be between "good" and "moderate."
Waves are forecast at 1.0–3.5 meters off the East Sea, 0.5–3.0 meters off the West Sea, and 0.5–2.5 meters off the South Sea. In outer coastal waters (open sea within about 200 km from the coastline), wave heights are expected to be 1.5–4.0 meters in the East Sea, 1.0–4.0 meters in the West Sea, and 1.0–3.5 meters in the South Sea.