In the seventh ‘Arctic Cold Wave’, -20 degrees below zero … Lots of snow across the country

Check-in 2021.01.06 17:24

The severe cold will continue on the 7th due to the Arctic cold wave. The temperature will drop to minus 20 degrees Celsius and snow is expected to fall across the country.

On the 6th, the Meteorological Administration announced a cold snap warning in the central region, Jeonbuk, north Jeonnam, Gyeongbuk and west Gyeongnam, and said the morning low temperature will drop to around -20 degrees Celsius. in Yeongseo, Gangwon Province and North Gyeonggi as more cold air enters. Forecast.

In Seoul, the cold snap warning went into effect at 9 p.m. that day. It has been 3 years since a cold snap warning went into effect in the Seoul area. In addition, the interior of southeast Gyeonggi, northeast Chungnam, Chungbuk and north Gyeongbuk are expected to fall below -15 degrees Celsius, while other central regions and the interior of Jeonbuk, north Jeonnam, the south of Gyeongbuk and northwest of Gyeongsang will drop below -10 degrees.

The daytime temperature will drop to minus 10 degrees in the Yeongseo, Gangwon metropolitan area and minus 5 degrees in the Chungcheong area, Jeolla area and Gyeongbuk area on the 8th. As the strong wind blows, the temperature perceived may be lower.

On the morning of the 7th, the minimum temperature was predicted to be -20 to -5 degrees Celsius, and the highest daytime temperature -12 to -3 degrees Celsius.

This cold is due to the fact that the ‘Arctic Vibration’ index changed to negative (-) since last month. The Arctic Oscillation refers to a phenomenon in which eddies of cold air that exist at the North Pole repeat their strengths and weaknesses every tens of days or decades. When the arctic vibration turns negative, the cold air descends to the mid-latitude region of the northern hemisphere.

The cold will peak on the 8th. Central hinterland, eastern Jeollabuk-do, and northern Gyeongbuk hinterland are expected to fall below -20 degrees Celsius, and the rest of the region to fall below -10 degrees Celsius. The temperature will rise from day 9, but it is expected to be 2 to 6 degrees lower than normal (the minimum temperature in the morning is -12 to 0 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature during the day is 1 to 9 degrees Celsius).

From the afternoon of that day until the morning of the 7th, it will snow in the central region (excluding the east coast of Gangwon), the Jeolla region, the interior of Gyeongbuk, the interior of the west of Gyeongnam and Jeju. The east coast of Gangwon is expected to continue snowing until sunrise on the 7th. Additionally, snow will fall on the west coast of Chungnam, the interior of the Chungcheong area, including the Jeolla area and Jeju Island, and the south coast. west of the metropolitan area.

The estimated 6-8 day snow cover is 5-20 cm on the west coast of Chungnam, the Jeolla region (excluding the south coast of the eastern part of Jeonnam), Jeju Island, Ulleungdo and Dokdo (more 30 cm in the western part of the Jeolla area, more than 50 cm in the mountains of Jeju Island) and the metropolitan area (excluding the north of Gyeonggi) · The interior of the Chungcheong area, the interior of the west of Gyeongbuk , the interior of northwestern Gyeongnam, the interior of the southern part of Gangwon and the fifth province of the West Sea are between 3 and 10 cm long.

In the northern part of Gyeonggi province, Gangwon-do (excluding the southern interior of Gangwon and the eastern coast of Gangwon), the southern coast of the eastern part of Jeonnam, the interior of Gyeongbuk (excluding the western interior from Gyeongbuk), and the interior of western Gyeongnam (excluding sunrise in the interior of northwest Gangwon from 1 to 5 cm) until snow falls between 1 and 5 cm.

When severe cold was forecast, the city of Seoul announced on the 7th that it planned to issue a ‘severe freeze’ stage for water meters for the first time this winter. The ‘severe frostbite’ stage is the highest level among the fourth stage frostbite forecasting system and is reduced when the minimum temperature per day is below -15 degrees Celsius for more than 2 days. It has been three years since January 2018 that the ‘severe freeze’ stage was announced.

The city said: “To prevent freezing, it is good not only to keep the meter box warm, but to leave the tap in the bathtub or sink very little by little, such as going out without using tap water for a certain time, or in the night, “he said.