Overview

• Seoul fell to 5.3°C on Monday, the city’s lowest morning reading since April, with central areas near 5°C and southern regions around 10°C after a 5–10°C day-over-day drop.
• The Korea Meteorological Administration warned of frost and potential black ice in inland and mountainous areas, urging caution for drivers and hikers.
• Mount Seorak recorded the season’s first snow with morning temperatures at −1.3°C and wind chills near −8.2°C, with up to about 1 cm possible at higher elevations.
• Light rain is forecast along the east coast through Thursday, with a chance of rain switching to snow in the northern mountainous parts of Gangwon Province.
• Morning temperatures are forecast to stay below 10°C nationwide this week, with daytime highs of 11–22°C running 2–7°C below normal before conditions moderate.