[Weather] Snow from the middle of the way home...Special Report on the Pre-Snow in Gangwon-do, Up to 20cm

[Anchor]
Amid the strong rain and wind overnight, snow is expected to fall in the middle and north of the country starting from today's work day.

Gangwon Province is expected to see up to 20cm of snow, and Seoul and other metropolitan areas are expected to see a lot of snow of 3 to 8cm.

We will connect with reporters to find out the rain and wind conditions and snow prospects. Reporter Kim Minkyung!

The rain and wind were very strong overnight, how about now?

[Reporter]
Yes, now there are many places where rain has subsided in most inland areas.

Overnight, there was a lot of rain of more than 100mm in the mountains of Jeju, 56.8mm in the South Sea of Gyeongnam, and 54.5mm in Podu-myeon, Goheung, Jeollanam-do.

Rain is expected to stop in most areas by noon as rain clouds accompanied by low pressure gradually fall to the east.

But the wind is still strong.

Even now, small typhoon-like strong winds of 22 meters per second are blowing in Gosan, Jeju, 19 meters per second in Hongdo, Sinan, Jeollanam-do, and 17.3 meters per second in Jung-gu, Incheon.

As a result, strong wind warnings are issued for Ongjin in Incheon, Heuksando in Jeollanam-do, and Hongdo in
Strong wind warnings are in place along the coast of
and some inland areas of Jeju, Chungnam, Honam, and Yeongnam,
A special storm warning is also in place for all seas
.

Until tomorrow, most parts of the country will have instantaneous wind speeds of more than 20m per second and mountains will have gusts of more than 25m per second, so special attention is needed to damage strong winds such as outdoor facilities.

[Anchor]
There's news of the first snow from this afternoon or night, and it's a heavy snow from the beginning?

[Reporter]
Correct.
While a preliminary warning of heavy snowfall has been issued for the mountains and Taebaek in Gangwon Province in effect tonight, the Korea Meteorological Administration said it is considering expanding the inland area in the afternoon.

Currently, a sleet of snow and rain has been observed in Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul,
It is expected that snow will begin to fall mainly in the central and northern regions from the end of work
.

By early morning tomorrow, snow areas are expected to gradually expand in Chungcheong and southern parts of the country.

Snow is up to 20cm in Gangwon-do until the day after tomorrow, 15cm in eastern Jeollabuk-do, 15cm in mountain 5 in Jeju,
It is expected that 3 to 8cm will fall in the metropolitan area such as
Seoul.

In particular, strong and heavy snow of 1 to 3 cm per hour is expected to be concentrated in Gangwon-do from dawn to night tomorrow, and in the metropolitan area and some inland areas from dawn to morning.

As it is predicted that the snow will be concentrated during the rush hour, special attention should be paid to traffic safety on the way to work tomorrow.

Until Thursday, snow is expected to continue between dawn and morning, and snow and rain will mix during the day when temperatures rise and then turn back into snow at night.

At the same time, the temperature will drop sharply.

Freezing cold is expected tomorrow in the central part and some inland areas, and the day after tomorrow in most parts of the country.

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