As the severe cold continues, the temperature drops to -17 degrees on the morning of the 16th.

On the morning of the 15th, Seoul’s morning low temperature reached -11.1 degrees and the sensational temperature reached -15 degrees, showing the coldest weather this year. The strong cold continues on the 16th, and the lowest morning temperature in the country is expected to reach minus 17 to minus 3 degrees.

The Meteorological Administration said on the day: “With the influence of cold continental high pressure expanding in northern China, cold air is flowing from the northwest and cold wave warnings are in effect. In the north of Gyeonggi Province, Gangwon Yeongseo, North Chungbuk, and North Gyeongbuk, the weather is very cold, below -15 degrees Celsius. “The wind is blowing strongly and the sensational temperature in most regions of the country, except some coastal areas, is below -10 degrees Celsius. “

This morning, the minimum temperature dropped to 11.1 degrees below zero in Seoul and 18.1 degrees below zero in Cheorwon and Gyeongbuk in Gangwon-do. Chuncheon -15.6 degrees Celsius, Daejeon -10.9 degrees Celsius, Gwangju -5.8 degrees Celsius, Daegu – 7.4 degrees Celsius and Busan – 6.0 degrees Celsius- Excluding some areas such as Seogwipo, Jeju, etc. , the morning temperatures were below zero.

The Meteorological Administration said: “By the 17th, the morning temperature fell below -5 degrees in most areas of the country, and below -10 degrees in central and northern interior Gyeongbuk, and the temperature during the day remained in the sub-zero range and the wind was strong, so the perceived temperature was even lower. It must be very cold. ”The lowest temperature on the morning of the 16th in Seoul was -11 degrees below zero (15 degrees below the perceived temperature) and 10 degrees below zero (10 degrees below the temperature experienced ) on the 17th.

On this day, it snowed around the west coast of Chungnam, the west coast of Honam, Jeju, Ulleungdo and Dokdo, where the cloud belt created by the difference between the cold air and the north sea level flows. Ulleungdo 31.7cm of snow was observed. This snowfall continues until the 16th and a lot of snow is expected around the west coast of Honam and the mountainous areas of Jeju Island. Estimated snowfalls up to 16 are Jeju Mountains, 10-30 cm from Ulleungdo and Dokdo, 5-15 cm from the west coast of Honam, the west coast of southern Chungnam, west of Honam, 2-7 cm from Jeju, the west coast of North Chungnam and 1-3 cm inland Chungnam.