[기상센터][날씨] The strongest arctic cold wave started in Sohan, Seoul -17℃…50cm heavy snowfall

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Yesterday was the coldest season of the year.

As if to match the season, the strongest cold wave has begun this winter.

On Friday, Seoul’s temperature drops to -17 degrees Celsius, and it is said that up to 50cm of heavy snow falls on the west coast and islands.

This is reporter Jung Hye-yoon.

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Sohan, the coldest season of the year, paid for its name.

The daytime temperature in Seoul is 3.5 degrees below zero.

With the blowing of the wind, the temperature felt at -10 degrees Celsius was colder in the day than in the morning.

This is because the powerful cold that was trapped in the North Pole pushes to mid-latitudes.

Again, it is expected that the temperature will drop significantly as the cold season will intensively fall southward in East Asia including Korea.

From this morning, the temperature in Seoul will drop below -10 degrees Celsius.

Tomorrow is -14 degrees Celsius, and on Friday–17 degrees Celsius is plunging, and it will be the coldest this winter.

[임다솔 / 기상청 예보분석관 : 7일부터는 강한 찬 공기의 영향으로 중부지방의 낮 기온도 영하 10도 이하에 머물겠고, 8일 아침은 일부 중부 지방을 중심으로 영하 20도 이하까지 떨어지는 가운데 강한 바람으로 인해 체감온도는 10도가량 더 낮아져 매우 춥겠습니다.]

Along with the Arctic cold wave, heavy snow will be accompanied.

First of all, between tonight and tomorrow morning, snow clouds on the sea will come inland, and heavy snow will pour over most regions of the country except for Yeongnam.

Next, from tomorrow morning, heavy snow will be concentrated in the west coast, Jeju Island, Ulleungdo and Dokdo, and it is expected that up to 50cm will accumulate.

As the cold wave continued from the end of last year, damages such as freezing accidents and the death of fish at farms are expected to occur this week.

In addition, people with cold diseases such as frostbite and hypothermia occur, and there are concerns about damage to facilities such as greenhouses due to heavy snowfall, and traffic inconvenience such as flight cancellations and sliding accidents.

The Meteorological Administration predicted that the coldest, the worst in three years since 2018, will continue until Sunday and will ease slightly.

This is YTN Jeong Hye-yoon.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]

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