Seoul's first cold wave special...This morning -12℃ extreme cold

With a cold wave warning issued in the Seoul metropolitan area and the central region, including Seoul, a severe cold spell will come today (9th), with the morning temperature in Seoul falling to minus 12 degrees Celsius.

The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said strong winds will lower the wind chill even lower, falling to around minus 20 degrees Celsius around the Seoul metropolitan area.

Cold wave warnings are in place across the central part, including Seoul, and cold wave warnings are in place in all parts of Gangwon Province, northeastern Gyeonggi Province, North Chungcheong Province, and northern North Gyeongsang Province.

The west coast of Chungnam and Honam, where two days of heavy snow fell, are expected to receive up to 20 to 30cm more snow by today.

The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said strong and heavy snow of 3 to 5 cm per hour is expected to be concentrated in some areas, and asked people to pay attention to facility management.