Weekend Bitter Cold with -13°C and Cutting Winds... Peak of the 'Maengchuwi'

Morning lows on the 29th: -13 to 3°C, daytime highs: 2 to 10°C

On the 27th, when the morning temperature in Seoul dropped to minus 7 degrees Celsius, office workers were heading to work wearing thick coats and winter gear at the Sejongno intersection in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung

On Sunday the 29th, the morning low temperatures are forecasted to be between -13 and 3 degrees Celsius, with daytime highs ranging from 2 to 10 degrees Celsius.

Clouds will be widespread nationwide, with rain or snow expected in Jeju Island until dawn, and in the Chungnam region and Jeonbuk until morning.

Expected precipitation amounts are 5 to 10 mm for Jeju Island, around 10 mm for Daejeon and Chungnam, and about 1 mm for Jeonbuk. Expected snowfall amounts are around 1 cm for Daejeon, Chungnam, and Jeonbuk.

Fine dust levels will be between 'Good' and 'Moderate' across all regions due to smooth atmospheric dispersion.

Sea waves will range from 0.5 to 2.5 meters in the East Sea and West Sea coastal waters, and from 0.5 to 1.5 meters in the South Sea coastal waters. In the offshore waters (approximately 200 km from the coastline), wave heights are predicted to be 1.0 to 3.5 meters in the East Sea, 1.0 to 3.0 meters in the West Sea, and 0.5 to 3.5 meters in the South Sea.