Seoul Shivers in Subzero Winter Weather

Published on 2018/11/25 | Source

A woman bundles up against the cold in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on Thursday.

The mercury dipped below zero in Seoul on Thursday morning for the first time this winter and Friday morning started even colder.

The morning temperature plummeted to -1.3 degrees Celsius in Seoul on Thursday, the Korea Meteorological Administration said.

The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at -12.5 degrees in Yangyang, Gangwon Province, and temperatures in most other regions were also unseasonally chilly, with -6.4 degrees in Daegwallyeong, Gangwon, -0.9 degrees in Daejeon, 3 degrees in Gwangju, and 6.6 degrees in Busan.

Temperatures plummeted as a cold continental anticyclone met a stream of cold air in the upper atmosphere over the Korean Peninsula.

On Friday, morning lows were up to five degrees lower than the seasonal average, with -4 in Seoul, -3 in Daejeon, 0 degrees in Gwangju, and 2 in Busan, and the windchill factor made it feel even colder.