Freezing Temperatures Hit Romania

Freezing temperatures hit Romania starting on Sunday, January 7. The warning issued by the National Meteo Institute talks about cold temperatures, snow and strong winds.

The whole week will be characterized by colder weather, after which there could be a period of the year’s coldest temperatures. More than that, in the last decade, starting January 18, Romania will have another episode with lower temperature values associated with snow. It is possible to reach -20 degrees again.

On Sunday, January 7, the weather will enter a significant cooling process that will be felt in the northeastern regions and at night also in the western and northwestern ones, while in the other areas, the thermal values will still be maintained by much above the normal of the period. The sky will be more cloudy, and rain will be reported in the territory’s south, east and center and smaller areas in the rest; in some places, the amounts of water will exceed 10…20 l/m2.

Snowfall will gradually prevail from the second part of the day in the northern half of Moldova and the mountains. A layer of snow will be deposited, and in Maramureș, Crișana, Banat and in the east of Transylvania during the night – locally, there will also be sleet or snow and dust deposits. It will rain in the rest of the country. The wind will blow weak and moderate but will intensify significantly in the second part of the interval in the east and southeast, locally, with gust speeds exceeding 55…65 km/h, amplifying the feeling of cold. The maximum temperatures will be between 2…3 degrees in the north of Moldova and up to around 15 degrees in the extreme southeast of the country, and the minimum temperatures will fall from -9…-7 degrees in the north of Moldova and up to 5… 6 degrees in Oltenia and Muntenia. Fog will form in the morning.

The weather will be predominantly closed and cool sharply in all regions, becoming frosty at night in most of Moldova and locally in the depressions of eastern Transylvania. During the day, mixed elements will be reported in Transylvania, Oltenia, Muntenia and Dobrogea; in the rest, it will snow, and, especially in the east of the country, there will be snow deposits in some places. At night, it will temporarily snow lightly in most regions. The wind will continue to intensify in the territory’s east and southeast, with gusts generally of 55…70 km/h, temporarily blizzarding the snow and amplifying the feeling of cold. The maximum temperatures will fall between –7 and -6 degrees in the extreme north of Moldova and 7 degrees in the hilly area of Oltenia, and the minimum temperatures will generally be between -12 and -2 degrees.

The weather in Bucharest gets colder. During the day, there will be temporary rains, and it will snow from the evening hours and throughout the night. The wind will generally blow moderately. The maximum temperature will be around 5 degrees, and the minimum will be -4…-3 degrees.