Tag: Weather

Some early cold this year for everyone living in South Korea:

Temperatures in Seoul sharply dropped to nearly 1 degree Celsius on Sunday, marking the coldest morning for mid-October in 64 years, the state weather agency said.

The morning low in Seoul came to 1.3 C in the day, the lowest since Oct. 19, 1957, when the figure was minus 0.4 C, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).

Some areas of the capital city saw the mercury drop below zero, and the season’s first ice was seen in the city, 17 days earlier than average, it added.

Cold weather also hit other parts of the country, with temperatures on average nationwide falling more than 10 C from a day earlier.

Temperatures on Mount Seorak in Gangwon Province plunged to minus 9.3 C in the mornning, and the border county of Yeoncheon saw its mercury dive to minus 3.9 C, the agency said, adding that first ice and frost were witnessed across the country.

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Just another sign that winter is near:

Seoul observed the first frost and freeze of autumn Saturday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).

The temperature dropped to 3.2 degrees Celsius in the capital during the morning as a cold front swept across the country, the weather agency said.

The first frost and freeze in Seoul this fall were spotted in the morning, arriving three days and 15 days earlier than last year, respectively, as well as two days and six days earlier than the long-term average.

Korea Times

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It looks like it will be a wet weekend for the Korean peninsula:

Typhoon Danas is moving toward the Korean Peninsula after forming off the Philippines. 

The storm ― classified as “small,” with central pressure of 996 hectopascals (hPa) ― is moving northeast at a speed of 23 kilometers an hour. 

Danas ― packing maximum sustained winds of 54 kph and gusts of 82.8 kph as of Tuesday ― is expected to slam into Taiwan on Thursday, advance to Shanghai on Saturday and reach the West Sea on Sunday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). 

Taiwan authorities have warned people in central, southern and eastern areas to brace for torrential rain. 

If it travels as expected, the entire Korean Peninsula will be under the typhoon’s influence this weekend. 

Korea Times

High waves are seen off Seogwipo on the southern resort island of Jeju on Aug. 22, 2018, as Typhoon Soulik moves north toward the Korean Peninsula from seas near southern Japan. (Yonhap)

This image released by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) on Aug. 22, 2018, shows the expected route of Typhoon Soulik. The typhoon is expected to move north toward the Korean Peninsula from the sea south of Japan to hit South Korea within the coming days together, bringing heavy rains and strong winds. (Yonhap)

It is hot out there right now in South Korea:

Wednesday was the hottest day ever recorded in Seoul.

The temperature in the city peaked at 39.6 degrees Celsius (103.3 degrees Fahrenheit) at 3:36 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). It broke the record from the summer of 1994, when the mercury hit 38.4 degrees Celsius.

The temperature in Seoul Wednesday set the record for the highest temperature in the city since the KMA started to keep record of temperatures from 1907.

Wednesday was also the day Korea’s highest temperature ever was recorded: The temperature in Hongcheon, Gangwon, hit 41 degrees Celsius, breaking the record of highest temperature recorded in Korea, which was 40 degrees Celsius in Daegu in 1942.  [Joong Ang Ilbo]

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No words needed how hot the weather in Korea is in these days. So a Donga reporter went out and roasted pork and soft-boiled eggs BY THE SUNBEAM ONLY https://t.co/pi2Jijn3Kg

— Subin Kim (@SubinBKim) July 26, 2018

It is very hot right now in South Korea:

Remember July 24, 2018. The Korean Peninsula had its hottest day ever.

The midday high in a small town (Shinryoung-myeon) in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, reached 40.3C (at 3:27 p.m.), melting down the previous record of 40C set in Daegu on Aug. 1, 1942, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).

The KMA has been collecting weather data since 1907.   [Korea Times]

Everyone be safe out there as Typhoon Prapiroon moves towards Korea:

A nationwide downpour hit Korea on Sunday and Monday as Typhoon Prapiroon approached.

One person was killed and two were injured after up to 300 millimeters of rain fell across the country. A woman, 53, originally from Thailand, died in hospital after being struck by lightning at Yeonggwang, South Jeolla Province.

Two others ― a woman, 73, at Boseong and a man, 73, at Gwangju ― were injured.

The downpour swamped more 3,700 hectares of farmland and caused some railroads to suspend operations. Many cars have been submerged, slowing traffic. Houses and rice paddies were flooded, railway services temporarily stopped and flights were delayed.  [Korea Times]

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