Early spring weather under sunshine _ 030618

Good morning. Thankfully, we'll have a repeat of yesterday's pleasant weather conditions along with big gaps in temperatures. Also, it's Gyeongchip today, it signifies the awakening of hibernating insects and frogs by the warm spring weather.

Mostly sunny skies will be joined by a few clouds, highs will rise rapidly with Seoul and Busan getting up to 10 degrees, Daegu gets up to 13 degrees but Busan and Jeju will have cooler than average highs at 10 and 11 degrees.

This week, we will see temperatures going up and down... and a mix of rain and sleet is in the forecast on Thursday.

With that, let's take a look at the international weather for viewers around the world.

While the nation will have big gaps in temperatures under sunny skies with mild afternoon highs... North Korea will be under mostly sunny skies along with cooler highs than the South.

As for the rest of Asia, Beijing had freezing morning temperatures but afternoon highs will rise rapidly however it will be cooler than Seoul.

Meanwhile, Autumn is upon Australia... that said Perth could have a hotter day on Tuesday than it has had all summer.

Heading to North America, a Winter Weather Advisory was issued for most of the Chicago area Monday as snow moved into the region once again... a mix of rain and snow is in store for Tuesday.

As for South America, Rio de Janeiro will get a break from ongoing rainfall on Tuesday into Thursday.

Taking you to Europe,.. deep freeze conditions will grip Moscow... expect to wake up to lows nearing minus 15 degrees.

Lastly to Africa, Algiers and Cape Town will see strong winds during the day.