Season’s first sub-zero cold grips South Korea, to ease on Nov 20
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Weather authorities said the cold snap will persist until Nov 20, before conditions return to seasonal norms.
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SEOUL – Seoul woke up to an early blast of winter cold on Nov 18, with temperatures slipping below freezing across the country.
Weather authorities said the cold snap will persist until Nov 20, before conditions return to seasonal norms.
The Korea Meteorological Administration issued cold wave advisories in the morning of Nov 18 for several inland regions, including Gangwon province, North Gyeongsang province and northern parts of North Chungcheong province and Busan.
Hyangrobong in Gangwon province recorded the nation’s lowest reading at minus 12.1 deg C. In Seoul, morning lows hit minus 2 deg C, while daytime highs were forecast to reach only 6 deg C.
Strong winds are expected to push perceived temperatures 3 deg C to 4 deg C lower.
Hallasan, the highest mountain on Jeju Island and in South Korea, saw its first snow of the season in the morning of Nov 18.
Temperatures will remain low through the morning of Nov 19 before rebounding to near-normal levels on Nov 20, when Seoul is expected to see lows of 1 deg C and highs near 12 deg C. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
