After the cool beginning of May, which weather forecasters warned about, almost summer heat finally came to Ukraine. According to the forecast of the candidate of geographical sciences, weather forecaster Igor Kibalchich, warm and sunny days await Ukrainians this week.

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Due to the gradual establishment of air flows from the east and southeast, as well as as a result of the transformation of the air mass in Ukraine, there has been a trend of intensive warming. Every day, the average daily temperature is approaching summer levels: the nights are noticeably warmer, and during the day the thermometers confidently exceed +20 ° С.

Until the end of the second decade of May, warming in our country will continue. The field of increased atmospheric pressure prevails, with the exception of the western regions, where cyclonic activity and atmospheric fronts will cause short-term rains accompanied by thunderstorms, and the temperature background will be somewhat lower compared to the rest of the country.

Since in many regions of Ukraine there has been no precipitation for a long time, and the average temperature is rising, the risk of fire danger in forest and forest-steppe regions has increased to class 5 (maximum level). You should be more careful when handling fire, and also do not make a fire in the wrong places..

Monday, May 15.

Light to moderate showers in western regions; in the rest of Ukraine without significant precipitation. Wind southeast, 5-10 m/s, in the western regions during the day gusts in places, 15-17 m/s. The air temperature will be +5…+10 °С at night, +21…+26 °С during the day, at least +13…+18 °С.

Tuesday, May 16.

Light rains, sometimes accompanied by thunderstorms are expected in the western, northern and Kharkiv regions. Wind of variable directions, 5-10 m/s, sometimes gusty during thunderstorms. Air temperature at night +8…+13°С, during the day +21…+26°С.

Wednesday, May 17.

Due to the influence of the anticyclone from the northeast, precipitation is not expected in Ukraine. Only in the western regions will the atmospheric front from the south entail moderate, in some places significant rains.; hail and squalls up to 15 - 20 m/s are possible in some places. The air temperature at night will fluctuate within +10…+15 °С, during the day +22…+27 °С, in the western part +19…+24 °С.

Thursday, May 18.

Unstable weather with showers and thunderstorms to continue in western regions. Precipitation is not expected in other regions of Ukraine. Wind east/southeast, 7-12 m/s. The air temperature at night will be +10…+15 °С, during the day +22…+27 °С.

Friday, May 19.

Small short-term rains will pass in the western and northern regions, in the rest of the country without significant precipitation. East wind, 5-10 m/s, in the Crimea and the Sea of \u200b\u200b\\u200b\\u200bAzov, separate gusts during the day, 15-17 m/s.

The air temperature at night is expected to be +11. +16°С, daytime +22. +27°C.

Weekend, 20 – 21 May.

In some places in Ukraine, light rain is expected, mainly in the daytime. Wind of the northeast quarter, 5-10 m/s. The temperature at night is +10…+16 °С, during the day the air warms up to +22…+28 °С.

After spring with unstable weather, Ukrainians are waiting for a rather cool summer. We will remind, weather forecasters told what will be the summer in Kyiv in 2023.