By Cho Bo-heePosted : January 10, 2025, 10:38Updated : January 10, 2025, 11:39
SEOUL, January 10 (AJP) - The mercury has stayed below zero across the country with the cold snap reaching its peak on Friday.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the morning low dropped to -12.2 degrees Celsius in Seoul, -11.7 degrees in Incheon, and -12.9 degrees in Daejeon. Temperatures in the mountainous regions of Gangwon Province plunged to -20 degrees or lower.
The freezing weather is expected to last throughout the weekend.
Icicles hang from a railing along the beach in Gangneung, Gangwon Province on Jan. 9, 2025. Yonhap
Vehicles are bumper to bumper on a road in Gwangju on Jan. 9, 2025, amid heavy snow. Yonhap
A haze lingers over the Soyang River in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province on Jan. 9, 2025. Yonhap
Commuters bundle up amid a cold snap in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on Jan. 10, 2025. Yonhap
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