[Weather] On my way home, some snow in Seoul...Heavy snow warning for the west coast in cold weather

[Anchor]
Amid the onset of a strong cold wave, snow is expanding to the metropolitan area such as Seoul following the west coast.

However, the snow in Seoul is expected to continue a little on the way home from work and then stop, so it is not expected to expand to heavy snow.

I'll connect you to a reporter.

Reporter Kim Min-kyung, is there a place where it snows in Seoul right now?

[Reporter]
Yes, it is currently snowing in some areas, including Mapo-gu and Sangam-dong and Yongsan-gu, as weak snow clouds from the West Sea flow into the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas.

It's not a lot, but it's falling in the cold wave, so you need to be careful.

Let's take a look at the real-time eye situation with the YTN disaster reporting system 'Idas'.

It will snow around 1cm in Seoul and parts of Gyeonggi Province by tonight, and it is unlikely to lead to heavy snow.

However, caution is needed because there is a possibility that road thin ice may be created in some parts of the road in the cold weather.

[Anchor]
However, heavy snow is falling on the west coast and cold waves are getting worse, so preparation is needed, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, it is.

Currently, heavy snow warnings and warnings are in place on the west coast of Chungnam and Honam amid the cold wave,
The area of
has already received more than 10cm of snow.

As the strong chill moves south tonight, there will be another lot of snow, and a lot of snow is expected to accumulate on the west coast and inland areas of Chungcheong and Honam by tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

The Korea Meteorological Administration predicts up to 30cm of snow in Jeonbuk and more than 20cm in Gwangju, Jeonnam, and the west coast of Chungnam by Thursday.

In particular, heavy and strong snow of 3 to 5 cm per hour is expected to fall in some areas, which is also feared to cause damage to facilities.

Also, as the wind blows strongly, the cold wave will get worse.

In particular, on Thursday, the morning wind chill in Seoul and other metropolitan areas will plunge to around minus 20 degrees Celsius.

The Korea Meteorological Administration said there is a possibility that the first cold wave warning will be issued in Seoul this year, and asked people to be careful of freezing or freezing accidents caused by cold waves.

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