World · East Asia & Pacific · 1 hr ago
Seoul forecast to fall below zero on start of winter for first time in 20 years
South Korea is forecast to face early-winter cold on Nov.
7.
The date is Ip-dong, a traditional seasonal marker that means the start of winter.
Seoul is expected to have below-zero temperatures that day.
It would be the city's first below-zero Ip-dong since 2006, a span of 20 years.
The forecast signals an unusually cold start to winter in Seoul.
The forecast also calls for early-winter cold across the country, though no further details are given.
South Korea is forecast to experience early-winter cold on November 7.
Seoul is expected to fall below zero on the start of winter for the first time since 2006.
The forecast marks a 20-year gap since Seoul last had below-zero temperatures on this seasonal date.
Cold weather is expected nationwide.
- Who
- People in Seoul and across South Korea are expected to experience early-winter cold.
- What
- Seoul is forecast to fall below zero on the start of winter.
- When
- November 7, 2026.
- Where
- Seoul and nationwide in South Korea.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Seoul last had below-zero temperatures on the start of winter, according to the report.
Seoul is forecast to fall below zero as early-winter cold reaches South Korea.
- Forecast date
- November 7, 2026
- Seoul forecast
- Below zero
- Last similar occurrence
- 2006
- Expected reach
- Nationwide in South Korea