Inland Areas Morning Low Temperatures Below Freezing...Fine Dust Levels 'Bad' Across the Country

Seoul Morning Low -5.5°C, Feels Like -9°C
Clear Skies Nationwide Until Tomorrow, Fine Dust 'Bad' in Seoul Metropolitan Area
Very Dry Air in Seoul Metropolitan Area, Gangwon Yeongdong, Eastern Jeonnam, and Gyeongbuk Regions

On the 4th, children are enjoying sledding at the 'Ice Sledding Rink' created on the Geumbit Canal in Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi Province. The Geumbit Canal Ice Sledding Rink is operated free of charge for children under 13 years old, and the number of users is limited to 100, including guardians, in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing measures. It will be open until the 2nd of next month. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] On Thursday the 6th, the morning low temperatures will drop below freezing mainly in inland areas, and the cold weather will continue until tomorrow. Fine dust levels are at 'bad' levels in various parts of the country, including the Seoul metropolitan area.

The Korea Meteorological Administration stated that the weather will be mostly clear nationwide, with freezing cold continuing in most inland areas, and the air will be very dry in many places across the country, so caution is advised against fires. The morning low temperature in Seoul is -5.5 degrees Celsius, with a wind chill of -9 degrees Celsius.

As of 7 a.m., the morning low temperatures are Seoul -5.5°C, Chuncheon -11.2°C, Incheon -4.1°C, Suwon -5.5°C, Cheongju -4.2°C, Andong -4.5°C, Daejeon -5.0°C, Jeonju -3.1°C, Daegu -0.3°C, Gwangju -0.3°C, Ulsan 3.6°C, Yeosu 4.2°C, Changwon 3.7°C, Busan 4.7°C, and Jeju 7.2°C. The daytime high temperatures are expected to be somewhat higher than yesterday, ranging from 2 to 11 degrees Celsius.

On the 7th, morning low temperatures will drop to around -10 degrees Celsius in inland Gyeonggi, northern Gyeonggi, inland Chungcheong, and inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon.

Fine dust levels on this day are 'bad' in the Seoul metropolitan area, Chungcheong region, and Daegu, while other regions are 'moderate.' In Gangwon Yeongseo, Gwangju, and Jeonbuk, fine dust levels will temporarily rise to 'bad' in the morning.

In the Jeonnam region, southern Gyeongbuk region, Gyeongnam region, and Jeju mountainous areas where rain or snow fell from yesterday until early morning, morning low temperatures will drop below freezing mainly inland, creating the possibility of icy roads or black ice, so traffic safety should be carefully observed.

The air is very dry mainly in some parts of the Seoul metropolitan area, Gangwon Yeongdong, eastern Jeonnam, Gyeongbuk region, and some parts of Gyeongnam. Other areas also have many dry places, so special caution is required against house fires caused by heating appliances or forest fires.

In the southern outer sea of Jeju Island, strong winds of 9 to 16 meters per second will blow until early morning on the 7th, and in the central outer sea of the East Sea and the northern outer sea of the southern East Sea, strong winds of 9 to 16 meters per second will blow until the 7th, with waves rising very high at 1.5 to 4.0 meters. Swells will flow into the East Coast, so caution is advised against coastal safety accidents.

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