Night of the Radishes in Oaxaca on Wednesday 23 December

A cold wave advisory is set to be in effect starting Wednesday night, as temperatures are expected to plummet by approximately 10 degrees Celsius from the previous day. Certain regions of northeastern Gyeonggi Province, along with inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon Province, are projected to see temperatures fall below freezing.

Starting at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, the advisory will be issued for most inland areas when the morning low is foreseen to drop at least 10 degrees from the prior day, reaching 3 degrees or lower, and persisting at least 3 degrees below the average.

For the entire day on Thursday, nationwide morning lows are predicted to range from 0 to 10 degrees Celsius. Frost will develop in interior regions and ice will form in eastern Gyeonggi Province, inland and mountainous regions of Gangwon Province, North Chungcheong Province, northeastern North Jeolla Province, and interior and northeastern mountainous areas of North Gyeongsang Province.

Daytime highs will maintain a temperature range between 14 and 19 degrees Celsius. Notably, temperatures are expected to fluctuate by 15 degrees or more between morning and afternoon hours.

In Seoul, forecasted lows and highs will be 5 and 16 degrees Celsius, respectively. Incheon can anticipate lows of 3 degrees and highs of 15 degrees, while Daejeon will experience lows of 3 degrees and highs of 17 degrees. In the Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, lows are predicted at 5 degrees and highs at 17 degrees. Daegu is set to have lows of 7 degrees and highs of 18 degrees.