Forecasters at the national state enterprise Kazhydromet have prepared a weather forecast for Kazakhstan for the upcoming weekend, October 17–19. Several regions of the country are expected to see rain and snow, fog, ice and frosts reaching minus 7 degrees, according to infohub.kz.
Specialists note that as atmospheric fronts pass through, most of the republic will see precipitation — rain and snow. Mountainous areas in the east and southeast are expected to get snow, while in the west precipitation will fall mainly as rain. The only region forecast to stay dry is Ulytau Region.
Forecasters warn of fog across the republic, with ice expected in the east. Thunderstorms are forecast in western Kazakhstan. At night in the south and southeast, temperatures will drop to minus 1–7 degrees, with frosts expected.
In the west, daytime temperatures will mainly range from +18 to +25 degrees. In the northwest, slight fluctuations are expected: at night from 0…+5 degrees to minus 1…6 degrees, and during the day from +13…+18 to +15…+20 degrees.
In northern Kazakhstan, slight temperature fluctuations are also forecast: at night from 0…+5 degrees to minus 1…6 degrees, and during the day from +6…+12 to +12…+17 degrees. In the central part of the country, daytime temperatures will mainly be within +10…+20 degrees.
In the east, nighttime temperatures will fluctuate from 0…+5 to minus 1…6 degrees, while daytime temperatures will mainly be +3…+12 degrees, and in mountainous areas — minus 2 degrees. In the south, nighttime temperatures are forecast at +2…+7 degrees, and daytime at +18…+25 degrees. In the southeast, daytime temperatures are expected at +10…+18 degrees, and in mountainous areas — +3…+8 degrees.