Warming weather to arrive in Belarus by the end of the week
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29 October, Minsk /Anna Katikova - BELTA/. Warmer weather is expected in Belarus by the end of the current week. This was announced today during an online video briefing by Dmitry Ryabov, Head of the Hydrometeorological Forecasts Service of the Republican Hydrometeorological Centre, as reported by a BELTA correspondent.
Stable weather is not forecast for the country next week. According to the meteorologist, cold and difficult weather conditions will persist in the first half of the week, with warmer weather expected only towards the end of the week.
On October 30, snow will fall across most of the country. Snow mixed with rain and light ice are expected in the southeast. During the day, heavy precipitation is forecast in some areas across the country, with icy roads forming in many regions, and fog thickening in places. At night, air temperature will range from minus 1 to 8 degrees Celsius, with temperatures up to zero to plus 3 degrees Celsius expected in the southeast. During the day, temperatures will fluctuate between minus 3 and plus 3 degrees Celsius.
Brief snow showers are expected on Wednesday, October 31, across most of Belarus. Snow mixed with rain will fall in the southwestern parts of the country during the day. At night, air temperature will range from zero to minus 5 degrees Celsius, with temperatures down to minus 8 degrees Celsius expected during clear spells. During the day, air temperature will fluctuate between minus 3 degrees Celsius in the northeast and plus 5 degrees Celsius in the southwest of the country. Due to difficult weather conditions, meteorologists predict icy roads on many sections of roads.
Starting from the first days of November, it will begin to warm up in Belarus. "Warm air will be coming into the country from southern latitudes. Air temperature will start to rise, and the snow cover will gradually melt," noted Dmitry Ryabov.
On Thursday, light, brief precipitation in the form of wet snow and rain is expected in some areas across the country. Fog will thicken in some districts, and ice may form on roads. During night and morning hours, icy conditions are possible on certain road sections. At night, air temperature will range from minus 6 to plus 1 degree Celsius, with temperatures down to minus 8-10 degrees Celsius during clear spells. During the day, temperatures are expected to range from minus 1 to plus 6 degrees Celsius, with up to 8 degrees Celsius in the southwest of the country.
On Friday, November 2, precipitation, mainly in the form of rain, is expected across most of the country. Fog will thicken in places. Light ice is possible on roads in the northeastern regions. At night, temperatures will range from minus 2 degrees Celsius in the northeast to plus 6 degrees Celsius in the southwest of the country. During the day, the air will warm up to plus 1-8 degrees Celsius, with temperatures reaching up to plus 12 degrees Celsius in the southwestern regions.
On Saturday, it will get even warmer. At night, the air temperature will be 1-7 degrees Celsius. During the day, the air will warm up to plus 3-10 degrees. At night, rain is expected over most of the country, and during the day, over the eastern regions. Fog is expected in some areas.
Short-term rains are forecast for Sunday, November 4. Fog is expected to thicken in some areas of the country. The air temperature at night will be 0 to plus 5 degrees Celsius. During the day, temperatures are expected to reach 3-10 degrees Celsius. -0-
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