In the Irkutsk region, on March 8 and 9, partly cloudy weather is expected, with light and moderate snow in places, and in the southern areas on March 8 heavy snow, blizzards and gusty wind. At night the temperature may drop to minus 41 degrees in places, and in the northern areas to minus 42 degrees, while daytime will remain frosty to minus 24 degrees.
Across the region: March 8 - partly cloudy, light to moderate snow in some places, heavy snow during the day in the southern areas, east and southeast wind shifting to northwest at 5-10 m/s, gusts up to 14 m/s, blizzards. Temperature at night -11,-16°, with clearing -20,-25°, in the northern and upper Lena areas -26,-31°, in some places in the northern areas -36,-41°, in the upper Lena areas under cloudy weather -18,-23°, during the day -5,-10°, in some places -15,-20°, in the far northern areas -19,-24°. March 9 - partly cloudy, light to moderate snow in some places, wind at night northwest 5-10 m/s, during the day southeast, southwest 4-9 m/s, gusts up to 12 m/s. Temperature at night -17,-22°, with clearing -27,-32°, in the western areas under cloudy weather down to -12°, in the northern areas -32,-37°, in some places down to -42°, during the day -1,-6°, in some places -11,-16°, in the far northern areas -17,-22°.According to materials from the press service of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Irkutsk Region