Season’s strongest cold wave to grip nation Thursday

Icicles hold from a tree close to the Han River in Seoul, Tuesday. Korea Occasions picture by Shim Hyun-chul

The season’s strongest chilly wave is predicted to grip the nation on Thursday, bringing down morning temperatures to as little as minus 18 C in some areas, climate authorities stated Wednesday.

Within the morning, chilly winds from the northwest will blow strongly, inflicting the morning low to drop to between minus 18 C and minus 3 C.

Within the central area, jap North Jeolla Province and northern North Gyeongsang Province, morning temperatures are anticipated to hover round minus 15 C, whereas the remainder of the southern areas will see lows round minus 10 C.

In Seoul, the morning low is forecast to be minus 12 C, with a wind chill of minus 19 C.

Temperatures are anticipated to drop additional Friday morning, with the morning low forecast to vary between minus 21 C and minus 5 C. (Yonhap)