Morning Temperatures Below -5°C in Inland Areas
Fine Dust Levels 'Bad' in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

On Thursday the 4th, cold air will move southward from the northwest, causing morning temperatures to drop 4 to 8 degrees lower than the previous day. Inland areas will see morning low temperatures fall below -5 degrees Celsius.


On the 19th, as the morning temperature in Seoul dropped to minus 7.4 degrees Celsius, the cold wave continued. Office workers are seen wearing thick coats and heading to work on Sejong-daero in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

On the 19th, as the morning temperature in Seoul dropped to minus 7.4 degrees Celsius, the cold wave continued. Office workers are seen wearing thick coats and heading to work on Sejong-daero in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

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According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the whole country will be mostly clear on the 4th, with clouds gradually increasing in the central region from the afternoon.


Morning low temperatures are forecasted to be between -7 and 1 degrees Celsius, and daytime highs between 4 and 10 degrees Celsius.


Morning temperatures in major areas are Seoul -3°C, Suwon -5°C, Incheon -3°C, Chuncheon -5°C, Gangneung -2°C, Cheongju -3°C, Daejeon -4°C, Andong -5°C, Daegu -3°C, Gwangju -1°C, Jeonju -2°C, Ulsan -1°C, Busan 0°C, Changwon -2°C, Yeosu 1°C, and Jeju 6°C.


In the morning, dense fog with visibility less than 200 meters is expected in southeastern inland Gyeonggi, southern inland Gangwon, southern inland Chungnam, Chungbuk, and the Jeolla region.


Many places will experience subzero morning temperatures, and there may be icy patches on roads, so caution is advised for traffic safety.


Fine dust levels are expected to be 'Bad' in the Seoul metropolitan area, Gangwon Yeongseo, Chungcheong region, Honam region, Daegu, Gyeongbuk, and Jeju area, while other regions will be at 'Moderate' levels. However, Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam are expected to have 'Bad' levels in the morning.


From the night of the 4th to the morning of the 5th, very strong winds with gusts around 20 m/s and up to 25 m/s in mountainous areas will blow in Gangwon Yeongdong, the northern East Coast of Gyeongbuk, and the northeastern mountains of Gyeongbuk, so attention to facility management is necessary.



Sea waves will be 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the East Sea nearshore, 0.5 to 2.0 meters in the West Sea nearshore, and 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the South Sea nearshore. In the offshore seas (about 200 km from the coastline), wave heights are predicted to be 1.0 to 3.5 meters in the East Sea, and 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the West and South Seas.


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