From January 19 to 21, Irkutsk Region will be hit by severe frost. In Irkutsk, temperatures will be 7 to 12 degrees below normal, and in parts of the region will drop to -51°. Forecasters warn of abnormally cold weather, especially in the western, central, and southern areas, where night frosts of -40 to -45° are expected. A detailed day by day forecast will show where the cold will be harshest and what to expect in the next day.
Severe frost is expected in the Irkutsk region on January 19-21, 2016. On these days, the temperature in Irkutsk will be 7-12 degrees below normal, and across the region the thermometer will drop to -51º.From January 19 to 21, severe frost is expected in the western, central, and southern districts in low-lying terrain, with nighttime temperatures of -40-45º.
In Irkutsk, during this period, abnormally cold weather is expected, with the average air temperature 7-12º below the climatic norm.
On January 19, light snow is expected in the city, northwest wind 3-8 m/s, nighttime temperature -27-29º, daytime -22-24º.
Thus, on January 19, forecasters predict light snow across the region, wind 4-9 m/s, nighttime temperature -35-40º, in low-lying terrain down to -45º, daytime -22-27º, in places -32-37º.
On January 20, the temperature across the region will be -36-41º at night, and with clearing -44-49º, in the southern and western districts under cloud cover -26-31º, daytime -22-27º, in places -32-37º.
On January 21, the temperature in the region will drop to -39-44º at night, in low-lying terrain -46-51º, in the southern and western districts -29-34º, daytime -22-27º, in places -32-37º.