The Dagmar low is coming to Poland, which may bring cloudy weather, rainand even frosts. According to the forecast, we have already experienced considerable cold in some regions, and this is not the end.
October and the first frost in Poland
On the night from Monday, September 30 to Tuesday, October 1, negative temperatures were recorded in many places. In Zakopane, thermometers showed -1.4 degrees Celsius, at the Kasprowy Wierch station -4.6 degrees. Ground frosts IMWM also recorded at the stations in Łódź and Zakopane. It was -4 degrees Celsius there. In Dębno, thermometers showed -6 degrees.
There will be heavy cloud cover in the west and southwest of Poland at night. You can expect it too rain. Temperature minimum from 1 degree in Warmia and Mazury to 9 degrees in the Lubuskie Province. In the foothill regions of the Carpathians, ground frosts down to -3 degrees Celsius.
Weather forecast for October 2. It will be cloudy, rain possible
During the day it will be cloudy with a chance of rain. In southwestern Poland, rainfall amounts to 10 to 15 millimeters. 9 degrees near the Sudetes, about 13 degrees in the west and north, up to 17 degrees Celsius in Masovia and the Lublin region. During the day, the wind will be light, sometimes moderate. Gusts up to 70 km/h in the Silesian and Żywiecki Beskids, and up to 65 km/h in the Tatra Mountains and Bieszczady Mountains.
On Wednesday and Thursday we will record rainfall across almost the entire country. Total rainfall will amount to a maximum of 20 mm. On Friday, it rains mainly in the south and center – up to 25 mm.
Climate change is exacerbating extreme downpours and droughts
Weather extremes – violent downpours on the one hand, heatwaves on the other – are among the effects of climate change predicted by scientists. While the annual rainfall may not change, its distribution will be different: the number of short-term, heavy rainfall is increasing, causing flooding, and droughts are possible at longer intervals. Moreover, heavy rainfall does not prevent drying out as well because the water quickly flows into watercourses.
In the document prepared by the Warsaw City Hall on adaptation to climate change, we read that in the years 1981-2013 “the number of days with intense precipitation increased and increasingly higher unit values of precipitation were recorded.” An example was the downpour in the capital in June 2020, when in a few hours as much rain fell as the average monthly rainfall. In addition, the lack of water retention and urban concrete intensify the effects of such downpours and contribute to flooding of streets and buildings. Another example is the Łódź Voivodeship, which is at risk of severe desertification and, at the same time, floods in the valleys of the region's largest rivers.
You can read more about the effects of the climate crisis and the solutions we have to fight it on the website Zielona.Gazeta.pl.