Poor air to improve

Good morning. Air quality is improving here in South Korea, while Beijing is still seeing hazardous levels of fine dust.

With much needed cleaner air on the horizon, you might not need a dust mask on your way out to lunch. But we could see yellow dust blowing in from China overnight so stay updated with the forecast.

Most cities will notice big jumps in temperatures, some of the southern provinces including Gyeongju could see a temperature range of nearly 20 degrees Celsius Let's take a closer look.

Seoul and Busan will get up to 19 degrees, Gwangju will rise to 22 this afternoon under mostly sunny skies.

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

Many parts of South Korea will have similar or higher afternoon temperatures than yesterday, while most parts of North Korea will have a mild and sunny Wednesday.

As for the rest of Asia, northern cities across China have witnessed widespread dust, with smog alerts being issued.

People in Melbourne woke up to a balmy morning and it will only get hotter, with temperatures expected to hit 29 degrees.

Heading to North America, Washington DC will have temperatures jumping above 16 degrees Celsius for the first time this month on Wednesday.

As for South America, most parts will have a repeat of Tuesday's weather conditions.

Taking you to Europe,... those of you in Moscow will have harsh winter-like conditions for next couple of days.

Lastly to Africa, sizzling hot weather will dominate Lower Egypt and Cairo with highs in the mid to upper 30's.