Poland faces extreme cold as the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management issues first and second-level frost warnings for multiple regions.
First-Level Frost Alerts
The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management has issued first-level frost warnings for various regions, including Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Lublin, Łódź, Lesser Poland, Masovian, Subcarpathian, Pomeranian, Silesian, Świętokrzyskie, Warmian-Masurian, Greater Poland, and West Pomeranian voivodeships. In Kuyavian-Pomeranian, the alert covers all counties except Gdynia, Puck, and Sopot.
Minimum temperatures are expected to range from -23°C to -16°C on the nights of February 1-2 and February 2-3, with daytime highs between -15°C and -12°C. Wind speeds are forecasted at 10-25 km/h. These alerts remain valid until 10 AM on Tuesday, January 3.
Second-Level Frost Alerts
Second-level frost warnings have been issued for specific regions including Lublin (with Biała Podlaska, bialski, Chełm, chełmski, lubartowski, łęczyński, łukowski, parczewski, radzyński, włodawski counties), Masovian (with łosicki, Ostrołęka, ostrołęcki, ostrowski, Siedlce, siedlecki, sokołowski, węgrowski counties), Podlaskie, Pomeranian (with gdański, kwidzyński, malborski, nowodworski, starogardzki, sztumski, tczewski counties), and Warmian-Masurian (excluding działdowskiego, nidzickiego and nowomiejskiego counties).
Temperatures will be even more extreme in these areas, with minimums ranging from -29°C to -24°C on February 2-3 and -20°C to -17°C on February 3-4. Daytime temperatures will peak between -15°C and -11°C, with wind speeds of 5-20 km/h. These alerts are effective until 9 AM on Wednesday.
When Will It Warm Up?
The article concludes by asking when warmer temperatures can be expected, though no timeframe is provided in the current report.
