Cold wave advisory set to take effect Thursday night as temperatures drop 10 degrees

A cold wave advisory is set to take effect Thursday night, as temperatures are expected to drop significantly across much of South Korea. Forecast models indicate that morning lows will plummet 10 degrees Celsius lower than they were on Wednesday, with some regions dipping below freezing. The advisory, in effect from October to April, will run from midnight Thursday for most inland areas, remaining in place as long as temperatures remain at or below 3 degrees Celsius and remain 3 degrees below the normal range.

Forecasts call for nationwide morning lows ranging from 0 to 10 degrees Celsius on Thursday. Inland areas are expected to see the formation of frost, while eastern Gyeonggi Province, inland and mountainous Gangwon Province, and parts of North Chungcheong, northeastern North Jeolla, and northeastern North Gyeongsang Provinces will experience ice accumulation.

Daytime highs are projected to stay between 14 and 19 degrees Celsius, with temperatures swinging by 15 degrees or more between morning and afternoon. Specific locations such as Seoul, Incheon, Daejeon, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, Daegu, and others are forecast to see morning lows as low as 3 degrees Celsius and daytime highs as high as 17 degrees Celsius.