[Weather] Morning Commute Temperature Drops Sharply... Seoul Daytime High Reaches 3 Degrees

On the 25th, when a cold wave advisory was issued nationwide with the morning low temperature in Seoul dropping to minus 18 degrees Celsius, office workers in thick coats were heading to work at the Sejongno intersection in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] On Friday the 3rd, most regions will experience temperatures similar to the average for this time of year.

In Jeju-do, there may be raindrops less than 0.1mm or snowfall less than 0.1cm until the morning.

In areas under cold wave warnings, including northern and eastern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous Gangwon, and some inland areas of Gyeongbuk, morning temperatures will be around -10 degrees Celsius, making it very cold.

As of 7 a.m. on this day, temperatures in major regions are as follows: Seoul -3.5°C, Incheon -4.5°C, Suwon -4.0°C, Chuncheon -6.6°C, Gangneung -0.4°C, Cheongju -2.5°C, Daejeon -3.2°C, Jeonju -2.7°C, Gwangju -1.0°C, Jeju 3.9°C, Daegu -1.5°C, Busan 2.7°C, Ulsan 0.7°C, Changwon 0.0°C.

The daytime high temperatures are forecasted to range from 1 to 10 degrees Celsius. The daytime high in Seoul is expected to be 3 degrees Celsius.

Fine dust levels will be 'Good' to 'Moderate' across all regions due to smooth atmospheric dispersion.

Sea waves will be 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the East Sea coastal waters, and 0.5 to 1.0 meters in the West Sea and South Sea coastal waters.

Wave heights in the offshore waters (approximately within 200 km from the coastline) of the East Sea, West Sea, and South Sea are expected to be 0.5 to 2.0 meters.