On January 3, snow and rain are expected in the western regions and throughout Ukraine during the day, according to the Ukrainian Weather Center.
Also on Wednesday, there will be icy conditions on the roads throughout Ukraine, except for most of the western and southern regions.
The wind will be mostly southeast, 5-10 m/s, with gusts of 20-25 m/s in the highlands of the Carpathians.
The temperature in the western and southern regions at night will be from 2° below zero to 3° above zero, during the day 4-9° above zero, in the rest of the territory at night 3-8° below zero, during the day 0-5° below zero, in Chernihiv and Sumy regions at night 10-15°, in some places up to 18° below zero, during the day 5-10° below zero.
In Kyiv on January 3, no precipitation at night, snow during the day. There will be ice on the roads in some places. The wind will be mostly southeast, 5-10 m/s. The temperature will be 5-7° below zero at night and 1-3° below zero during the day.
According to the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory in Kyiv, since the beginning of meteorological observations on January 3, the highest temperature was +10.7° in 2023, the lowest at night was -27.7° in 1908.
On Thursday, January 4, there will be moderate snow throughout Ukraine at night, light sleet during the day, rain in the central regions, mostly rain in the Carpathian region, Transcarpathia and southern part of the country.
Southwest wind with a shift to northwest, 5-10 m/s.
The temperature in the northern part at night and during the day (on January 4 and in the eastern regions) will be 0-5° below zero; in the rest of the country at night and during the day 1-6° above zero, in the southern part during the day up to 10° above zero.
In the Carpathians, wet snow; temperature at night will be 1-6° below zero, during the day around 0°.
In Kyiv, on January 4, moderate snow at night, light sleet during the day. The temperature will be 1-3° below zero at night and during the day.