April 14, 2025
SEOUL – Unseasonably cold temperatures swept across South Korea over the weekend, bringing gusty winds, rain, and even hail and snow to many parts of the country on Sunday.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on Sunday, temperatures on Friday and Saturday fell more than 5 degrees Celsius below the seasonal average in most regions. The sharp drop was caused by a mass of cold air descending from the northwest, which clashed with warmer southern air to create a zone of intense atmospheric instability.
That instability triggered powerful upward air currents, which meteorologists say likely contributed to the development of wind, snow, rain and hail.