Heavy snow warning issued for Seoul amid weeklong cold spell

Pedestrians cross a street in downtown Seoul on Feb 6 2025 Yonhap — Pedestrians cross a street in downtown Seoul on Feb. 6, 2025. Yonhap

SEOUL, February 6 (AJP) - As the freezing cold weather persists across the country this week, a heavy snow warning was issued for Seoul and most areas of Gyeonggi Province on Thursday.

Such an advisory is issued when five or more centimeters of snow are expected to accumulate over 24 hours, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).

Up to 10 cm of snow is expected to blanket Seoul and the surrounding metropolitan areas, disrupting commuters during evening rush hours, while southern regions including Chungcheong and Jeolla provinces, which have already been piled with heavy snowfall from earlier this week, are also forecast to have more blizzards until Friday.

Meanwhile, the current cold spell is expected to abate early next week, with temperatures returning to the seasonal average.

Park Sae-jin swatchsjp@ajunews.com

Heavy snow warning issued for Seoul amid weeklong cold spell

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