Heavy snowfall hits Korea's capital, central areas

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Heavy snowfall hits Korea's capital, central areas

Published: 15 Dec. 2022, 09:11 Updated: 15 Dec. 2022, 17:32

The Gyeongbok Palace, central Seoul, is seen covered in snow on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Heavy snow hit Korea’s capital and central regions Thursday, with snowfall of around 3 centimeters per hour falling in parts of the country as of 2 p.m., the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said.

Heavy snow will be concentrated in the central region of the country, with some regions expected to receive over 10 centimeters of snow.

As the temperature rises in the afternoon, some parts of the country may see rain.

As of 2 p.m., 7 centimeters of snow had fallen in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, 5.6 centimeters in Songdo, Incheon and 3.5 centimeters in Seoul.

Hwacheon in Gangwon province saw 6.9 centimeters of snow and Dangjin, South Chungcheong 8.1 centimeters.

Snow will begin to stop in the greater Seoul area in the afternoon, and by the night, most parts of the country are expected to come out of the snowy weather, according to the KMA.

Freezing temperatures may accompany the heavy snow forecast, with the temperature in Seoul reaching minus 7.7 Celsius at 5 a.m. Temperatures in most parts of the country, except for Jeju Island, reached between minus 9.5 Celsius and minus 3.4 Celsius.

BY CHO JUNG-WOO, YONHAP [cho.jungwoo1@joongang.co.kr]