On Saturday the 3rd, morning temperatures will drop to between -14 and -1 degrees, keeping the deep freeze in place. From the afternoon, temperatures will gradually rise and return to normal levels.
In most regions, morning temperatures will hover around -10 degrees. In North Gyeongsang northeast inland, inland Gangwon, mountainous Gangwon, North Gyeongsang northeast inland, and North Gyeongsang northeast mountainous areas, they will fall to around -15 degrees.
On the 3rd, the expected lows and highs in major cities are Seoul -9 and 2, Incheon -8 and 2, Daejeon -9 and 4, Gwangju and Ulsan -5 and 6, Daegu -6 and 5, and Busan -4 and 7.
On the Honam West Sea coast before dawn on the 3rd, and on Jeju through the morning, snow or rain is expected to continue. On Ulleung Island and Dokdo, snow is forecast to continue through the 3rd.
Nationwide through the morning of the 3rd, and in mountainous Gangwon and the East Sea coast through the 4th, strong winds with gusts around 55 kph (70 kph in the mountains) will continue, raising the risk of fires, so caution is advised.
On the East Sea coast on the 3rd, swells will move in and waves may crash over rocky shores or breakwaters, creating dangerous conditions at times.
Across all seas except the southern coast off the South Sea through the 3rd, winds will blow strong at 30–65 kph (8–18 m/s) and waves will be very high at 1–4 meters (up to over 5 meters in the far southern offshore waters of Jeju, the far offshore central East Sea, and the far offshore northern part of the southern East Sea).