Morning temperatures to fall as low as minus 15 C Monday

▲ Visitors enjoy ice skating at a rink in front of the City Hall in central Seoul on Jan. 7, 2024. (Yonhap)

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Morning temperatures to fall as low as minus 15 C Monday

SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- Morning temperatures were expected to fall as low as minus 15 C in parts of the country Monday, with daytime highs remaining between minus 1 C and 6 C above zero, forecasts showed Sunday.

Temperatures were forecast to fall as much as minus 15 C in parts of Gangwon Province and 10 C or below in the country's central region, and parts of North Jeolla and Gyeongsang Provinces.

Daytime temperatures were also expected to dip below zero in major cities, with the temperature in Seoul forecast between minus 9 C and 0 C, minus 9 C and minus 1 C in Incheon, and minus 5 C and 6 C above zero in Busan.

But temperatures were expected to recover to annual average levels Tuesday, with morning temperatures forecast at minus 8 C and 0 C.

Daytime highs were also expected to rise over zero across the country Tuesday, staying between 1 and 9 C above zero.

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