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| Frost forms on maple leaves at Jeju Island's Mount Halla, as the mercury drops to near zero in the region, Oct. 17. Seoul experienced its record-low temperature of 1.3 degrees Celsius for mid-October that day, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. Cold weather is expected to continue throughout this week. Yonhap |
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| A man walks past trees and bushes covered with frost on Jeju Island's Mount Halla, Oct. 17. Yonhap |
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| Chrysanthemums are covered with frost as morning lows fell to minus 5 degrees Celsius at Daegwallyeong Pass in Gangwon Province, Oct. 17. Yonhap |
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| Frost forms on leaves at a mountain village in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, Oct. 17. Yonhap |
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| Children warm their hands with instant hot packs amid chilly weather at Gyeongbok Palace, Seoul, Oct. 17. Yonhap |
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| A store at a shopping mall displays winter coats and jackets amid unseasonably cold weather, Seoul, Oct. 17. Yonhap |
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| Volunteers deliver charcoal briquettes to low-income residents amid unseasonably chilly weather in Seoul, Oct. 16. Yonhap |
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