Over the next three days، from July 15 to 17، Almaty and Astana will experience contrasting weather: the southern capital will be hit by extreme heat، while the northern capital will face thunderstorms and strong winds، reports infohub.kz.
According to Kazhydromet، on July 15، Almaty will have partly cloudy skies with no precipitation. Nighttime temperatures will be +21…+23°C، with extreme heat during the day of +33…+35°C. July 16 will also be dry، with overnight lows of +21…+23°C and daytime highs of +36…+38°C. By July 17، the heat will intensify to very severe levels: nighttime temperatures of +22…+24°C and daytime highs of +38…+40°C. Winds will be from the west at 3–8 m/s.
Astana will experience more turbulent weather. On July 15، expect partly cloudy skies with brief rain، thunderstorms، and squalls. Winds from the southeast shifting to northwest at 9–14 m/s، gusts up to 15–20 m/s. Nighttime lows of +21…+23°C، daytime highs of +34…+36°C. On July 16، there will be intermittent rain، thunderstorms، and during the day، hail and squalls. Southwesterly winds at 9–14 m/s، gusts 15–20 m/s. Nighttime temperatures +18…+20°C، daytime +30…+32°C. On July 17، no precipitation is expected، with westerly winds of 7–12 m/s. Nighttime +16…+18°C، daytime +31…+33°C.
Earlier، forecasters warned that northern regions of Kazakhstan would see rain and a temperature drop to +25…+30°C on July 15–16، while the south would continue to endure extreme heat of +40…+45°C.