According to the Serbian business publication Parametar, the Adriatic Sea is warming not only near the surface—scientists have recorded an unprecedented rise in temperature in the deep layers of the Southern Adriatic, including at depths of about 1,000 meters.
A study by an international team of oceanographers showed that over the past decade, the temperature of the bottom waters of the South Adriatic Basin has risen by 0.8 °C. At the same time, salinity has increased significantly.
For the study, scientists combined observational data collected since 1957, measurements from deep-sea stations, and data from 15 autonomous buoys of the international Argo system.
Over the long-term period from 1957 to 2024, the temperature at a depth of 1,000 meters increased by an average of 0.088 °C per decade.
However, this process has accelerated sharply in recent years.
According to Argo data, between individual deep-water renewal cycles, the rate of temperature increase at a depth of 1,000 meters was approximately 0.40°C per decade in 2012–2016, 0.67 °C in 2018–2021, and 0.64 °C in 2022–2024.
Another clear indicator of the scale of these changes is the penetration of warm water to greater depths. In the early 2010s, the 14 °C isotherm was located at a depth of approximately 100 meters, but by 2024, water at that temperature had spread nearly to the bottom of the South Adriatic Basin.
Changes were even recorded at a depth of 1,200 meters. During the deep-water turnover in 2022, the temperature there rose by approximately 0.4°C, while salinity increased significantly.
Researchers describe what is happening as an unprecedented warming and salinization of the Adriatic’s deep waters. The observed changes are occurring much faster than predicted by regional climate models with high emissions scenarios.
The Southern Adriatic is of particular importance to the entire sea. It is home to a deep basin reaching 1,200 meters, where the deep water masses of the Adriatic are formed and redistributed.
Therefore, the changes taking place there may affect more than just water temperature. Scientists warn of potential consequences for marine biogeochemistry, water circulation, and living organisms.
For countries along the Adriatic coast—specifically Montenegro, Croatia, Albania, and Italy—this means that climate change in the sea can no longer be assessed solely by the water temperature at beaches in the summer. The transformation affects virtually the entire water column and represents a long-term change in the marine system itself.
A separate study of temperature trends in the Mediterranean Sea also showed that the Southern Adriatic stands out among deep-water regions. In the 700–2,000-meter depth layer, warming of 0.058 °C per year was recorded here between 2013 and 2020—one of the most pronounced rates in the deep layers of the Mediterranean.
Source: Limnology and Oceanography Letters
On Sunday night, the eastern regions, the Azov region, Crimea, and parts of the country’s northwest will see brief showers and thunderstorms in some areas; during the day, these conditions will extend across Ukraine, except for the south and southeast, according to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center.
The wind will be from the northwest at 7–12 m/s. Nighttime temperatures will range from 11–16°, reaching up to 19° along the coast; daytime temperatures will range from 21–26°, and 18–23° in the northeast of the country.
In Kyiv on July 5, no precipitation is expected at night, with brief showers in some areas during the day. The wind will be from the northwest at 7–12 m/s.
Temperatures will range from 14–16° at night to 22–24° during the day.
According to data from the Boris Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory in Kyiv, the highest daytime temperature on July 5 was 33.7° in 1924, and the lowest nighttime temperature was 8.6° in 1893.
On Monday, July 6, in Ukraine, there will be brief showers and thunderstorms at night in most western and northern regions, and during the day in the northeastern part and the Carpathian region; the rest of the country will be dry.
Winds will be predominantly westerly, 7–12 m/s. Nighttime temperatures will range from 11–16°, reaching up to 19° along the coast; daytime temperatures will range from 21–26°, up to 29° in the south and 18–23° in the northeast.
In Kyiv on July 6, skies will be partly cloudy. At night, there will be brief showers in some areas; during the day, no precipitation is expected.
Winds will be from the west at 7–12 m/s. Nighttime temperatures will range from 14–16°, and daytime temperatures from 22–24°.
No precipitation is expected in Ukraine on Monday and Tuesday, March 9 and 10, with a significant warming, according to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center.
On March 9, variable winds of 3-8 m/s are expected.
At night, there will be icy conditions in some parts of the northeast of the country.
The temperature at night will range from 1°C to -4°C; during the day, it will be 9-14°C, up to 17°C in the western regions, and 6-11°C in the northeast and east of the country.
In Kyiv, on March 9, the temperature at night will be around 0°C, and during the day 11-13°C.
According to data from the Boris Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory, the highest temperature in Kyiv on March 9 was 20°C in 2025, and the lowest was -20°C in 1915.
On Tuesday, March 10, the wind in Ukraine is expected to be southwesterly, 5-10 m/s.
The temperature at night will range from 3°C to 2°C below zero, during the day 11-16°C, in the far west up to 18°C.
In Kyiv on March 10, the temperature at night will be 1-3°C, and during the day 13-15°C.
The weather in the western, northern, and Vinnytsia regions on the last day of January is expected to be dry, with temperatures at night expected to be 12-17° below zero, during the day 9-14° below zero, and in Zakarpattia during the day from 3° below zero to 2° above zero, according to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center.
The rest of the country is expected to see snow on Saturday, January 31, with rain in the southeast of Ukraine, and freezing rain and wet snow in the south, most of the central regions, and the Kharkiv region. The temperature during the day is expected to be 5-10° below zero, in the Azov region and in the Luhansk region from 3° below zero to 2° above zero, and in Crimea 1-6° above zero.
There will be icy patches on the country’s roads in some places. The wind will be north-easterly and northerly, 7-12 m/s, with gusts of 15-20 m/s in some places in the north-east of the country.
In Kyiv, there will be no precipitation on January 31. There will be icy patches on the roads in some places. The wind will be northeast, 7-12 m/s. The temperature at night will be 13-15° below zero, and during the day 10-12° below zero.
According to data from the Boris Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory, for the entire period of meteorological observations in Kyiv since 1881, the highest temperature on January 31 was recorded at 8.1°C in 2015, and the lowest was 25.2° below zero (at night) in 1954.
On Sunday, February 1, cold weather is expected in Ukraine: temperatures at night will be 20-25°C, during the day 13-18°C below zero, and in the southern, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions, temperatures at night will be 12-17°C, during the day 8-13°C below zero. In Crimea, temperatures are expected to be 3-8° below zero at night and during the day, and in Zakarpattia, 4-9° below zero at night and around 0° during the day.
No precipitation, only light snow in the southeastern part at night. There will be icy patches on the roads in some places. The wind will be mainly northern, 5-10 m/s.
In Kyiv on February 1, it will be cold with no precipitation, with temperatures of 20-22° at night and 14-16° below zero during the day. There will be icy patches on the roads in some places. The wind will be from the north, 5-10 m/s.
On Monday, December 22, there will be no precipitation in Ukraine, with only light rain and wet snow in some parts of the northeast during the day, according to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center. Most western, central, and southern regions will experience fog at night and in the morning. The wind will be predominantly northwesterly, 3-8 m/s.
The temperature at night will range from 2°C to 3°C below zero, and during the day from 0°C to 5°C; in Zakarpattia and the south of the country, the temperature at night will range from 0°C to 5°C, and during the day from 3°C to 8°C.
There will be no precipitation in Kyiv on Monday. The wind will be northwesterly, 3-8 m/s. Temperature at night around 0°C, during the day 1-3°C.
According to data from the Boris Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory, the highest daytime temperature in Kyiv on December 22 was 10.0°C in 1989, and the lowest nighttime temperature was -20.2°C in 1967.
On Tuesday, December 23, there will be no precipitation in Ukraine, with only light wet snow in the south-west of the country during the day (with rain in Zakarpattia and Odesa regions) and icy roads in some places. The wind will be mainly from the north, 3-8 m/s.
Temperatures at night and during the day will range from -3°C to +2°C (during the day in Zakarpattia and the south of the country, +1-6°C).
No precipitation in Kyiv on Tuesday. Winds will be mainly from the north at 3-8 m/s. Nighttime temperatures will range from 0 to 2° below zero, and daytime temperatures will range from 0 to 2° above zero.
Short-term rain and thunderstorms are expected in some places in the western regions of Ukraine on Sunday, April 20, while in other regions there will be no precipitation. According to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, the wind is expected to be southeast on Sunday, southwest in the west, 5-10 m/s. The temperature at night will be 6-11°, during the day 19-24°, in the Carpathians and on the coast 13-18°.
No precipitation in Kyiv on April 20. The temperature at night will be 9-11°, during the day 22-24°.
According to the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory, since the beginning of meteorological observations in Kyiv in 1881, the highest temperature on April 20 was recorded at 28.5° Celsius in 1943, and the lowest – 2.1° Celsius in 1987.
On Monday, April 21, it will be mostly without precipitation in Ukraine, with only short-term rain and thunderstorms in the southeast of the country in the afternoon. Wind of variable directions, 3-8 m / s. The temperature at night will be 8-13°, during the day 19-24°, in the Carpathians and on the coast 15-20°. In Kyiv on April 21, no precipitation, temperature at night 9-11°, during the day 22-24°.
