[Weather] The cold weather in the north is coming down, and there's a "Korean wave warning" across the country.Feeling -20℃

[Anchor]
This morning, a cold wave warning was issued for most parts of the country due to the extreme cold, with the temperature in Seoul falling to around minus 20 degrees Celsius.

It is said that the cold weather will continue until tomorrow.

This time, we will connect with a reporter to find out the cause and prospect of this severe cold.

Reporter Jeon Jun-hyung, this morning, it was really cold, how much did the temperature drop?

[Reporter]
Yes, with the strongest cold wave this winter, the morning feeling temperature in Seoul dropped by more than 10 degrees in a day.

The temperature dropped significantly across the country as the very cold ice air, which has an upper temperature of minus 40 degrees Celsius from the north, continued to descend to the south.

As the cold wind blew strongly, the actual temperature felt by the person became much lower.

This morning in Seoul, the temperature dropped to minus 10.2 degrees Celsius, and the wind chill dropped to minus 18 degrees Celsius.

In particular, Yejang-dong, Jung-gu, experienced temperatures below minus 22 degrees Celsius.

The coldest place in the country was the mountainous area in Gangwon-do, where Seoraksan Mountain was minus 25.1 degrees Celsius and Goseong Hyangrobong Peak was minus 22.9, and the wind chill in the mountainous area fell below minus 35 degrees Celsius.

Due to the extreme cold, a special cold wave warning has been issued to most parts of the country.

Cold wave warnings are currently in effect throughout Gangwon-do, western Gyeonggi-do, North Chungcheong-do, and northern North Gyeongsang-do,

In addition, cold wave warnings have been issued in the Seoul metropolitan area, including Seoul, Chungcheong, and Yeonghonam.

[Anchor]
It's freezing in the middle of the day?

[Reporter]
Yes, even in the middle of the day, the temperature will not rise significantly, and the maximum temperature in Seoul will remain at minus 8 degrees Celsius and the wind chill will remain at minus 15 degrees Celsius.

Until tomorrow morning, the momentum of the cold will not ease and it will be cold similar to today.

Temperatures in most parts of the Seoul metropolitan area are expected to remain around minus 15 degrees, with temperatures hitting minus 12 degrees Celsius and wind chill hitting minus 15 degrees Celsius tomorrow morning.

However, the Korea Meteorological Administration predicts that as temperatures rise from tomorrow afternoon, the momentum of the cold wave will be dampened, and normal temperatures will recover from the weekend.

So far, YTN Jeon Jun-hyung from the Science and Technology Department.