Meteorologists warn of a sharp cold snap in Irkutsk region starting February 11. In the north, temperatures may drop to minus 52 degrees, and in Irkutsk night frosts of 35 to 40 degrees are expected. Strong winds up to 22 meters per second will add to the cold, and the frosty weather will last until next week.
Meteorologists are forecasting a cold snap across the region. A drop in temperature is expected as early as February 11.On February 11, daytime temperatures in the far northern areas will fall to minus 25 degrees, and closer to the end of the week to minus forty. The most severe cold is expected on the weekend. In the north of the region, the thermometer will drop to minus 52. In the capital of the Angara region, nighttime temperatures will be 35-40 degrees below zero. As the cold front passes, the wind will also strengthen to 22 meters per second across the entire region. The frosty weather will last until the beginning of next week.
- We do get frosts in February in the second ten-day period; they occurred in 1987, but they were slightly weaker in intensity, with the lowest recorded temperature being -35 in Irkutsk. Here we are expecting -40, says leading meteorologist at the Irkutsk Hydrometeorological Center Yulia Yankova.