In connection with this, on 17-18 January weather forecasters predict a significant complication of weather conditions. According to the press service of the State Service of Ukraine for Emergencies, referring to the data of the Ukrainian hydrometeorological center, strong and very heavy snowfalls, snowstorms, snow cover formation up to 40 centimeters high are expected on the territory of Chernigov, Sumy, Cherkassy, ??Poltava, Kirovograd, Odessa and Mykolaiv regions,. At the same time in Kiev the snow cover can reach 20 centimeters.

In addition, in the Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions heavy rain with the transition to snow. For all the territory of the country, except for the western regions, the wind is expected to grow to 15-20 meters per second. In Kherson, Zaporozhye, Donetsk, Lugansk regions wind gusts can reach 25-28 meters per second, on the roads of Ukraine ice.

Weather forecasters also forecast strong wet snow in the Kyiv region, winds increase up to 15-20 meters per second, snowstorms, wet sleeting in places, glaze on the roads, snow cover formation of 10-20 centimeters in height. In the eastern regions of the region very heavy wet snow, the height of the snow cover is 30-40 centimeters.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in Kiev throughout the day the weather will be overcast. It is expected to be wet snow, snowstorms, ice on the roads, the formation of a snow cover 20 cm high. After noon, he must go weaker, but by evening it will intensify.