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'Cherry blossoms and snow at the same time': Seoul sees first mid-April snow since 1907

Published: 13 Apr. 2025, 17:42

People walk along the cherry blossom road in Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul, on April 13. [JOONGANG ILBO]

 
Spring took a strange turn in Seoul on Saturday when the first mid-April snow since 1907 fell on the city, turning a day of cherry blossoms into one of icy roads. 
 
The weather turned sharply, as daytime temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) turned to cold, strong winds, hail and icy roads within hours starting Saturday night.

The temperature in Seoul dropped to 1.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, with strong winds contributing to a wind chill of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius. 
 
Social media users posted photos and videos overnight of cherry blossoms covered in snow. 
 
“It feels strange to see cherry blossoms and snow at the same time,” one user wrote.

Songwol-dong of Jongno District, central Seoul, saw accumulated snow of up to 0.6 centimeters (0.24 inches) between Saturday night and Sunday morning, marking the second-largest snowfall recorded in April after the 2.3 centimeters logged on April 6, 1931. 
 
Suwon, Gyeonggi, also saw its first mid-April snow on Saturday since the city's weather observations began there in 1964.

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What Spring? Snow Blankets the Northeast.

Two to five inches of snow fell over an area stretching from Albany, N.Y., to Maine overnight Friday into Saturday morning, forecasters said.

Residents across a broad stretch of the Northeast woke up on Saturday to snow blanketing backyards and frosting trees, just as the pastel colors of Easter promised that spring was near.

An area stretching from around Albany, N.Y., to Maine experienced moderate snowfall, mostly from two to five inches, overnight Friday into Saturday morning