[Weather] Even in the afternoon, it's below zero...Until Christmas in the cold.

Currently, 6.6℃ in Seoul...Daegwallyeong -1.3℃, sub-zero temperature in the central part of the country
"The temperature drops due to the addition of radiant cooling overnight to the cold air"
Pyeongchang -20.5℃ this morning...A bitter cold wave is raging across the country.

[Anchor]
This morning, there is a severe cold of around minus 10 degrees Celsius, and the cold continues to be below zero in the afternoon throughout the central part of the country.

The cold is expected to continue until Christmas amid the cold wave warning that has been going on for three days.

I'm connecting with the reporter.

Reporter Kim Min-kyung, the cold was severe this morning, but it's still below zero in all parts of the central part?

[Reporter]
Yes, as of 3 p.m., the temperature rose slightly to 6.6 degrees in Seoul, but many parts of the central part, including -1.3 degrees in Daegwallyeong, remain below zero.

With cold air coming down from the north, the temperature was further lowered by the addition of radiative cooling overnight,

This morning, Bongpyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, was hit by a severe cold wave nationwide, including minus 20.5 degrees Celsius and minus 15.5 degrees Celsius in Cheorwon.

In Seoul, the morning temperature dropped to minus 5 degrees Celsius and the wind chill dropped to minus 9.2 degrees Celsius.

As of 10 a.m., as of 10 a.m., a cold wave warning was issued in the mountains of northeastern Gyeongsangbuk-do, following Gangwon, northeastern Gyeonggi, and Chungcheong.

[Anchor]
The cold wave warning has been going on for three days, and this cold, how long will it last?

[Reporter]
Yes, this cold is expected to continue until the day after Christmas.

Tomorrow, a bitter cold of below minus 12 degrees Celsius is expected to continue in areas where a cold wave warning has been issued.

Seoul will also be minus 6 degrees Celsius, about 1 degree lower than today, and the wind chill will drop to minus 9 degrees Celsius.

The day after tomorrow, which is Christmas, the morning temperature in Cheorwon and Paju is minus 10 degrees Celsius and Seoul is minus 4 degrees Celsius, which is still lower than usual.

The cold will ease a bit by recovering to normal temperatures around Thursday, but the temperature in Seoul is expected to drop to minus 7 degrees Celsius again on Friday and a bitter cold spell is expected to rise again.

I'm KIM MIN KYUNG of YTN from the Ministry of Science and Technology.