[Weather] "Ipdong Cold" and Seoul's first ice...Mosquitoes are still "Woong-Woong."

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Yesterday, during the "Ipdong" season, the cold reached its peak in Seoul, with the wind chill falling below zero and the first ice being observed.

Even in this weather, uninvited autumn mosquito activities continue.

Reporter Kim Min-kyung's report.

[Reporter]
the beginning of the winter season

Even before dawn, citizens on their way to work cringe at the cold air penetrating their outerwear and hurry their steps.

[Baek Gu-seung / Ulha-dong, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do: I heard it was Ipdong, but I thought it would be cold, so I felt like the cold was penetrating my clothes..]

[Jo Hyun-ji / Ilsan-dong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do: It's so cold that I'm shaking my body, I didn't know it would get this cold, so I put on my jacket. I think I need to pack a padded jacket.

The morning temperature in Seoul, which has been on a downward trend for three days, was 1.6 degrees, another record low this fall.

Due to the cold wind, the temperature fell to minus 1.2 degrees Celsius, marking the first time below zero.

Coronation temperature dropped to minus 4.7 degrees Celsius, lowest in the country,
Temperatures in most parts of the country, including minus 3.6 degrees in Paju, minus 2.4 degrees in Geochang, minus 1.8 degrees in Cheonan, 1.6 degrees in Daegu, and 3.7 degrees in Gwangju, were the lowest this fall.

In particular, the first ice was observed yesterday in Seoul following the first frost on the day before yesterday.

The first ice was also observed in Daejeon and Daegu, and the first frost appeared in Gwangju, especially in Daegu.

[Kim Young-joon / Meteorological Agency forecaster: With some cold air remaining, the temperature dropped further as the wind weakened and radiant cooling by weak winds was added in the morning. So the temperature dropped a little more as it went on the 5th, 6th, and 7th..]

Compared to the time when the midday temperature in Seoul exceeded 25 degrees just six days ago, the autumn mosquitoes are still rampant even though they have dropped by more than 20 degrees.

Individuals that have penetrated into the house or in puddles have survived.

There are many posts on social media and social media expressing discomfort, such as not sleeping well due to mosquitoes.

[Lee Dong-gyu / Professor of Health and Environment at Kosin University: It's hard to see (mosquitoes) when they go below 13℃ outdoors because they're not active, but because they're in an underground structure, the temperature is relatively higher than the outside. If you need to suck blood, you can take the stairs or the elevator and move it to a place where people live.]

It will be cold this morning starting at 4 degrees in Seoul, but the temperature will gradually rise from the day.

On the weekend, the weather is expected to return to 4 to 5 degrees higher than usual.

I'm YTN's Kim Min-kyung.

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