[Weather] In the afternoon, 1cm of light snow in the Seoul metropolitan area...Up to 8cm more inland

[Anchor]
While the heavy snow warning in the Seoul metropolitan area, including Seoul, has been lifted, light snow of around 1cm is expected to stop in the afternoon.

While heavy snow warnings are still in place in Gangwon-do, parts of South Gyeongsang Province, and the mountains of Jeju, caution is needed as it is expected to snow a lot until the afternoon.

I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Kim Minkyung!

Please tell me the current snow situation in detail.

[Reporter]
Yes, the Seoul metropolitan area and northwest Gangwon Province, where a lot of snow fell from dawn to morning, have now subsided due to the fall of snow clouds.

However, snow clouds are still distributed in Gangwon-do, Chungcheong-do, Honam, Yeongnam, and Jeju.

All heavy snow warnings in the Seoul metropolitan area, including Seoul, have been lifted.

Heavy snow warnings are still in effect in parts of Gangwon Province and South Gyeongsang Province, with 1 to 3 cm of snow per hour,
An additional heavy snow warning was issued for the mountainous area of Jeju
as of 2:20 p.m.

In the afternoon, light snow of around 1cm is expected to fall in the Seoul metropolitan area, and additional snow of up to 8cm is expected to fall in Gangwon Province and North Chungcheong Province, eastern North Jeolla Province, and parts of North Gyeongsang Province until night.

Snow will mostly stop in the afternoon and at night, but in some areas, another snow is expected to fall early tomorrow.The snow melted a lot as temperatures rose during the day

, but this snow is a heavy and humid 'wet snow', and there is a high possibility of damage to facilities due to accumulated snow in some areas with low temperatures.

In addition, special attention is needed as the risk of road thin ice and icy road accidents is expected to increase from night when the temperature drops.

[Anchor]
A bitter cold wave comes in the middle of the week after the snow stops?

[Reporter]
Yes, this snow stops and the hottest cold wave of this winter is expected to come in the middle of the week.

A strong chill below minus 30 degrees Celsius comes down from the northern sky of the Korean Peninsula, and the temperature in Seoul morning is expected to drop to minus 11 degrees Celsius, and the wind is added to make the temperature feel even lower.

In particular, there is a high risk of damage to facilities due to "wet snow" as another heavy snowfall is expected in the Honam region along with a fierce cold wave.

On the other hand, the East Coast region, which has a prolonged dry warning due to lack of snow, has a high risk of fires such as forest fires, so special attention is needed to manage embers.

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