[Weather] Cold wave reaches its peak, heavy snow on west coast

With the first cold wave warning issued in Seoul this year, the cold wave reached its peak nationwide today. The coldest place this morning was Mountain Seorak, where temperatures plummeted to nearly minus 23 degrees Celsius. While the cold wave warnings continue to be expanded, this cold spell will freeze the country tomorrow as well.

As this powerful cold wave passes through the West Sea, heavy snow clouds formed around the west coast areas and Jeju Island. Even more snow is expected from dawn tomorrow. By Thursday, heavy snow of 40 centimeters or more is expected in the mountainous areas of Jeju Island, and more than 30 centimeters in Jeollabuk-do Province.

Tomorrow morning, Seoul will be as cold as today, dropping to minus 12 degrees, Gwangju and Busan at minus 6 degrees.

Seoul will move up to minus 5 degrees, and Chuncheon will move up to minus 4 degrees.

Freezing cold weather will remain this whole week. That's all for Korea. Here are the weather conditions around the world.