Spreader on a mountain road. Illustrative photo.
Prague – Up to 60 centimeters of snow may fall in the Jizera Mountains and Krkonoše during the weekend, and between ten and 30 centimeters will fall in other mountainous areas. It will also be windy, with gusts of up to 70 kilometers per hour in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and in the western parts of Moravia and Silesia. Meteorologists warn of the possible formation of tongues of snow, frost and ice. ČTK was informed about this today by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ).
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“We expect 10 to 30 cm of new snow to fall in the mountainous areas, 30 to 60 cm in the windward northern mountains and 10 to 25 cm of new snow in their adjacent areas,” meteorologists said.
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In the Liberec region for the areas around Frýdlant, Jablonec nad Nisou, Jilemnice and Tanvald, as well as in the Hradec Králové region for the regions of Trutnov and Vrchlabí, the ČHMÚ warning of a new snow cover with a high level of danger applies for the weekend. Meteorologists expect a catastrophic snow situation, major complications in transport and energy.
In a combination of fresh wind and new powdery snow, snow tongues will form in places from the central positions of the north-west and north of the Czech Republic on Saturday. From late Saturday afternoon until Sunday morning, there is a risk of frost or ice formation in lower and middle areas. The warning against them applies to the entire territory of the republic in positions up to 600 meters above sea level.
