Definitely, the brutal cold conditions today had everyone talking about the weather, making
it the ... "hottest" topic of the day.
Let's go straight to our weather center for some updates with our Lee Jee-hyun?
Jee-hyun?
Hello, Daniel What a day All day long, the negative readings, wind chill factor, and
snowy conditions had us shivering Here in Seoul, it felt as minus 20 degrees Celsius
all day long
Minus 20 degrees Celsius ... So it comes as no surprise that rivers froze across the nation
That's right The background picture behind me was taken from the Namhangang river today,
and the Namhangang as well as other main rivers should remain frozen for the time being...
...as the cold blast will continue tomorrow with cold wave alerts remaining in place in
most regions, including the capital area.
So for tomorrow's temperatures, expect similar conditions, as
Seoul will start out at a low of minus 14 degrees Celsius... while Daejeon's low will
hit minus 11, Gwangju and Busan kick off at minus 6 and minus 7.
Highs will slightly go higher...
Seoul will make it to minus 5 by afternoon, while Daejeon and Daegu rise to minus 1 and
zero, and Busan and Jeju Island will see highs of 3 and 4.
While the upper regions had a dry and sunny day, the Jeollado provinces and surrounding
areas saw heavy snow including Gwangju, where snow accumulated to 11 centimeters.
Hundreds of incidents were reported on the roads in those areas today... but more snow
is still expected with up to 5 centimeters to fall over night.
The current cold snap will persist through the weekend and into early next week.
So stay warm and try to avoid outside for too long if possible
That's Korea for you and here's a look at weather conditions around the world.