Spring warmth returns, air quality improves _ 041618

Good morning. Spring warmth will return after a chilly weekend here in South Korea while Beijing will also enjoy warm weather under sunny skies. But we'll need to be aware of big temperature differences between lows and highs.

Temperature gaps will continue to be as wide as 15 degrees and highs will go up a couple notches compared to yesterday.

It's another chilly morning commute. Seoul and Daegu are waking up to a low of 5 degrees, which is a couple degrees lower than the seasonal averages while Daejeon, Daegu and Gyeongju are seeing 4 degrees.

Southern regions will have to wait a day or so to see temperatures rising to the norms. Most parts will have a high of 18 degrees, including Seoul. Gyeongju gets up to 16 degrees.

Fine dust levels in some southern regions were very high with an advisory , but have since returned to normal. Air quality in Seoul could worsen during the day. At the moment, Busan and Ulsan are seeing dustier conditions so have a face mask handy on your way out.

That's Korea for you and here's the international weather for viewers around the world.