Folks carrying heavy winter jackets amid a sudden chilly snap anticipate the pedestrian sign in Seoul, Feb. 3. Yonhap
A chilly spell gripped the nation Monday, which coincides with Ipchun, the onset of spring in accordance with the lunar calendar, with temperatures falling 3 to 10 levels nationwide beneath the 30-year common, the state climate company stated.
The chilly snap may be felt as way more extreme, as temperatures had been 2 to five levels greater than common over the weekend, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) stated.
Temperatures in Seoul, Incheon and Daejeon dropped to minus 4.8 levels Celsius, minus 4.9 degress and minus 1.7 degress, respectively, on Monday morning, because of the inflow of a chilly northwest wind, the KMA famous, including the mercury dipped beneath minus 10 degress in northern Gyeonggi Province and inland Gangwon Province.
The very best every day temperatures in Seoul and plenty of different central areas will stay beneath zero, the company stated, whereas heavy snow is predicted for 3 days on southern Jeju Island and the southwestern provinces of Jeolla.
The chilly climate is predicted to proceed by way of Wednesday, the KMA stated. (Yonhap)
