The weather in the coming days will bring many threats. The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management plans to issue first-degree warnings against strong winds, icing, freezing precipitation and heavy snowfall. Check the details.
Forecasters from the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management have published a forecast of meteorological threats for the coming days.
IMWM threat forecast for Wednesday
Today, residents of southern Poland will struggle with icy roads. Yellow alerts may appear in the following voivodeships: Lower Silesia, Opole province, Silesian, Lesser Poland, Podkarpackie, Świętokrzyskie and in the southern regions of the voivodeships: Greater Poland (including central counties), Lubuskie, Łódź, Masovian Voivodeship and Lublin Province.
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IMWM threat forecast for Thursday
Icing will also be the main threat on Thursday. The lowest level warnings may be issued for the following voivodeships: Greater Poland, Lubuskie, Lower Silesia, Opole Province, Silesian, Lesser Poland, Świętokrzyskie.
A large part of Poland will also be subject to freezing precipitation alerts. They may concern voivodeships: West Pomeranian Voivodeship (outside northern counties), Pomeranian (outside northern counties), Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (outside northern counties), Podlasie, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Lublin Province (outside southern counties), Masovian Voivodeship (outside southern counties), Greater Poland (outside southern counties) i Lubuskie (outside southern counties).
The weather on Thursday will also bring threats related to strong winds. IMWM plans to issue yellow alerts for southern counties in the following voivodeships: Silesian, Lesser Poland and Podkarpackie.
There is also a risk of heavy snowfall, which is particularly dangerous in the voivodeship Lower Silesia (counties: Karkonosze, Jelenia GóraLwówek, Lubański, Zgorzelec).
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IMWM threat forecast for Friday
On Friday, the only area covered by level 1 warnings will be the voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Alerts in this region will be for icing.
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IMWM threat forecast for Saturday
According to the IMWM announcement, first-degree warnings against icing will cover all poviats in the voivodeship on Saturday. Podkarpackie. An additional threat will also be strong winds that will occur in the following voivodeships: Pomeranian (counties: Słupsk, SłupskLębork, Wejherowo, Puck, Gdańsk, Gdynia, SopotNowy Dwórski) and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (Braniewo County).
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What is threat forecast
According to the IMWM definition, the threat forecast is indicative weather forecastused to provide early information to the public about the possibility of a dangerous meteorological phenomenon.
What is a first degree meteorological warning?
According to the IMWM definition, a first-degree warning provides for conditions conducive to the occurrence of dangerous meteorological phenomena that may cause material losses and pose a threat to health and life. Conducting business in conditions of exposure to these factors is difficult and dangerous. Expect difficulties resulting from carrying out activities in the hazardous area, including delays caused by traffic disruptions, disruptions to outdoor events or the possibility of their cancellation. Caution is recommended, the need to follow messages and developments in the weather situation.
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