Temperatures to drop sharply Tuesday morning, lows near 0 C

Morning temperatures are set to fall sharply across the country Tuesday, with light rain expected in the greater Seoul area.

Cold air moving down from the northwest will push Tuesday morning lows about 5 to 8 degrees Celsius below Sunday's readings, the Korea Meteorological Administration said Monday.

Daily temperature swings will be particularly wide — around 15 C — across most of the country.

Frost is possible in some inland areas nationwide.

Ice is forecast in parts of eastern Gyeonggi Province, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon Province, inland areas of the Chungcheong region, the northeastern corner of North Jeolla Province, and the northern inland and northeastern mountain zones of North Gyeongsang Province.

Seoul, Incheon and the western coastal areas of Gyeonggi Province can expect morning rain, with precipitation forecast at around 5 millimeters for the West Sea Five Islands and about 1 millimeter for Seoul, Incheon and the Gyeonggi western coast.

Scattered sprinkles of less than 0.1 millimeters are possible from morning through midday in the northern inland areas of Gyeonggi Province and the northwestern parts of South Chungcheong Province.

Morning lows are forecast between 0 and 9 C, with afternoon highs ranging from 15 to 19 C.

Dense fog reducing visibility to under 1 kilometer is expected from the early hours through the morning in inland areas of Gyeonggi Province, Gangwon Province, North Chungcheong Province, South Chungcheong Province, North Jeolla Province, South Jeolla Province and the Gyeongsang provinces.