WEATHER IN Korea 2024-UP

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SEOUL: The South Korean capital, Seoul, received the biggest single-day snowfall recorded in December for more than 40 years on Saturday but there have been no reports of any weather-related deaths or injuries.
The country's weather agency said Sunday that 12.2 centimeters (4.8 inches) of snow fell on Seoul the previous day, the heaviest since 1981.
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At least four people have died in a series of wildfires in South Korea. The victims included firefighters and a civil servant, authorities said on March 22, 2025.
The blazes in the country's southeast have prompted the government to declare a state of emergency in the affected provinces and order residents to evacuate the area.
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A chill has tightened its grip on South Korea, delivering widespread frost, freezing wind chills, and the season’s first snow.

The sudden plunge followed a powerful high-pressure system pushing cold Arctic air south from northern China over the weekend, sending temperatures tumbling well below seasonal norms. Morning readings across the peninsula are expected to hold below 10C (50F) all week, with daytime highs sitting as much as 7C below average.

In Seoul, Monday morning dropped to 5.3C (42F) with wind chills dipping to 3.6C (38F) — colder than even an early-December low.

At Seoraksan, temperatures sank to -1.3C (30F) with a wind chill of -8.2C (18F) — and the first snows settled:

Frost advisories are in effect for inland and highland regions of Gyeonggi, Gangwon, North Chungcheong and North Jeolla provinces. Higher elevations in northern Gangwon are expecting additional snow in the days ahead.
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