On Monday the 9th, the morning temperature in Seoul will drop to minus 8 degrees, continuing a deep freeze. However, from the afternoon, temperatures will gradually rise and the cold is expected to ease somewhat.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 8th, the country will be mostly clear on the 9th, with morning lows ranging from minus 15 degrees to minus 3 degrees.
Cold wave advisories are in effect for northern Gyeonggi, inland southern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous Gangwon, inland Chungcheong, northeastern North Jeolla, North Gyeongsang, and parts of inland South Gyeongsang. On Monday morning, most regions nationwide will remain below freezing, and with strong winds, the wind chill is expected to drop even further.
However, from the afternoon, temperatures will gradually rise, with daytime highs climbing to 3 to 11 degrees. As daytime temperatures return to normal levels, the cold wave that dominated through the weekend is expected to subside.
Along the South Jeolla coast and the southern East Sea coast of North Gyeongsang, where strong wind advisories are in effect, through the night of the 8th, and across Jeju Island except the southern part through the morning of the 9th, strong winds with instantaneous speeds of 70 km/h (20 m/s) or more are expected.