[Weather] Cold on the First Day of December... "Around -5°C Inland"

On the 30th, citizens wearing thick clothes are moving busily at Gwanghwamun Intersection in Jongno-gu, Seoul. / Photo by Mun Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] On December 1st, the first day of the month, the sky will be occasionally cloudy nationwide, and morning temperatures will drop below freezing mainly in inland areas.

The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted on the 30th that for the time being, many inland areas will experience morning temperatures below freezing, especially the central inland, eastern Jeonbuk, and inland Gyeongbuk regions, where temperatures will be around minus 5 degrees Celsius until December 1st.

Daytime temperatures will also be chilly, around 5 degrees Celsius mainly in the central inland, and many other areas will have temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius.

On the 1st of next month, clouds will be occasionally thick nationwide, but the southern regions will be mostly clear from the daytime of the 2nd.

The morning low temperature is expected to be between -9 and 2 degrees Celsius, and the daytime high temperature between 5 and 13 degrees Celsius.

On the 2nd of next month, clouds will increase and morning temperatures will rise by 1 to 2 degrees compared to the 1st, but the distribution will be similar to the average (-6 to 4 degrees Celsius).

Dryness warnings are in effect for Gangwon Yeongdong, the Gyeongsang coast, some inland Gyeongsang areas, and eastern Jeonnam, where the atmosphere will be very dry, and the atmosphere will gradually become dry in other regions as well.

Fine dust levels are expected to be 'Good' to 'Moderate' across all regions.