Today, Thursday, January 5, a storm warning was announced throughout Ukraine, Ukrhydrometeorological center reports..

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According to weather forecasts, wind gusts of 15-20 m/s are expected in Ukraine during the day. In the highlands of the Carpathians, the situation will be even more difficult. Significant sleet, ice, wind gusts of 20-25 m/s, blizzard are expected there (hazard level I, yellow). Forecasters warn that such weather conditions can lead to a deterioration in traffic on certain sections of roads, streets.

Weather forecaster Natalya Didenko noted that Thursday will be the day in Ukraine when calm, mostly dry and warm air masses change into colder and wetter ones..

A cyclone named Axel from the northwest, from the regions of Scandinavia, will come to Ukraine along with atmospheric fronts and will lead to significant changes in the weather.

It will rain in most of our regions, however, due to the gradual decrease in air temperature, it will already be with wet snow.

Precipitation can be moderate, mostly light in the southern part.

In the eastern areas, rain and sleet can be expected on Thursday afternoon and evening.

When atmospheric fronts move on January 5, the western and southwestern wind will increase to a strong one, in some places up to 15-20 meters per second. And when the wind increases, the air temperature seems lower than it really is..

Recall that severe frosts are expected for Christmas in Ukraine.