Snowfall has returned to several counties in the west, center, and north of the country. Road workers are intervening with several machines after the snow has settled on the road. In the south, temperatures will be above the multi-annual averages specific to the period and there will be weak precipitation, mainly in the form of rain and sleet. In the mountains, there will be mixed precipitation, and at altitudes above 140 m, it will snow intermittently. There will be isolated icy conditions, with a higher probability at the beginning of the interval.
On Wednesday, road workers intervened with blade vehicles and anti-skid material on DN7C, Argeș county. In the Rânca area, on DN 67C, it is snowing lightly, DRDP Craiova announcing that four machines are operating for snow removal.
Meteorologists announce 3 days of snowfall in Romania in the mountains. The thermal values will be above the multi-annual averages specific to the period. The sky will be cloudy at the beginning of the day in most of the territory, and in the evening and especially in the first part of the night, it will become variable in the south and southeast. During the day there will be weak precipitation, mainly in the form of rain and sleet in Maramureș and locally in Transylvania and Crișana and only rain or drizzle isolated in the other regions. In the mountains, there will be mixed precipitation, and at altitudes above 140 m, it will snow lightly. There will be isolated icy conditions, with a higher probability at the beginning of the interval. The wind will blow weakly and moderately, with slight intensifications on the mountain crests. The maximum temperatures will range between 1 and 10 degrees, and the minimum ones will be between -5 and 2 degrees. There will be fog in places, especially in the morning in the east, southeast, and partially in the center, and at night in the other areas.
In Bucharest, the temperatures will be above the normal ones from a climatological point of view at this date. The sky will have some clouds at the beginning of the day when there will be conditions for light rain, but in the evening and in the first part of the night, it will become variable. The wind will blow weakly and moderately. The maximum temperature will be 7…8 degrees, and the minimum one will be -3…-1 degree. In the morning and at night, the probability of fog will be high.
For example, in the Prahova Valley, in Azuga, the thermometers will register today maximums of 0 degrees Celsius and minimums of -4 degrees. Things will not change too much tomorrow, January 23, because it will be just as cold, with minimums of -4 degrees and maximums of one degree.