Cold weather and snow expected at end of the week
Baku/04.01.24/Turan: According to the National Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Ecology, cloudy weather with no precipitation is expected in Baku and Absheron on 5 January. Air temperature will be +5+8 at night and +9+14 during the day.
On 4-5 January, strong wind up to 20 m/s will remain.
In the regions of the country on 5 January, precipitation in the form of rain will begin, and on 6 January, rain will turn into snow in most parts of the country. In some places precipitation will be intense: in Nakhchivan, Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur, Guba-Gusar and Lankaran-Astara zones.
Because of the expected deterioration of weather conditions, the Ministry of Emergency Situations appealed to the population to observe precautionary measures. -0-
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