A cold snap has gripped the nation. Morning lows in the central inland areas fell to around minus five degrees Celsius on Thursday.

The Korea Meteorological Administration forecast that morning lows will drop to minus eight degrees Celsius in Seoul on Friday and fall even further on Saturday morning.

The weather agency added that the weather will warm up from Sunday morning.

Meanwhile, snow is expected to fall in the western coastal areas of South Chungcheong Province and the Jeolla provinces from late Thursday. Snowfall is expected to move inland in those provinces early Friday.