A polar air mass entered our country last night. Yellow, orange and even red bad weather codes have already been issued, with snow and mountain blizzards.
The cold also covers the other areas, where frost is possible.
Since noon, the wind picked up, especially in the mountain areas. 17 British tourists in Bâlea, in Făgăraș, could not get off after the cable car stopped due to strong gusts.
Meteorologists say the damage is just beginning
In the next two days the weather will change radically. The culprit would be a polar air that is already affecting northern Europe.
Diana Giurgiu, ANM meteorologist: “From tonight, as all this cold mass from the north-west of the continent descends and covers the whole country, the precipitation will change. We will have sleet and snow on the west, center and north side, and snow prevails in the mountain area”.
In the mountains it will be the worst
A new layer of snow will be deposited, and the wind will blow on the ridges with more than 140 kilometers per hour. Red and orange bad weather codes have already come into effect.
Diana Giurgiu, ANM meteorologist: “Over 140 kilometers per hour. I think we’re kind of on the verge of a Category I hurricane. It’s a wind called in meteorology a “dynamic wind”, linear. In the case of the hurricane, we are talking about another type of wind, the way it acts on material goods in the first place. Is different”.
Bad weather will cover the whole country from tonight. Including areas where so far it has been too hot for a spring month.
The end of the month comes with a radical change
So far March has been unusually warm in Bucharest, with temperatures more suitable for a summer month.
The end of the month comes with a radical change. Temperatures drop by 10 degrees during the day, and at night we will have -3 degrees in the suburbs and 0 degrees in the city center.
We could say that in just 24 hours we cross three seasons – spring, autumn and winter, bearing in mind that in the morning we will also have frost.
Meteorologists say that the sudden drop in temperature will also generate extreme weather events such as severe thunderstorms.
Firefighters are also ready to respond and advise those in affected areas to consult survival guides on the platform fiipregatit.ro.
Don’t forget the winter tires. If you managed to put on the summer ones, the police can fine you if you drive on icy or snowy roads.
