Chilling winter to barge into Hungary next week, bringing temperatures as low as -15 degrees

“Which coat should I wear next week? All of them”, a paraphrase of an Időkép joke would fit if we consider the chilling winter weather Hungary will experience next week. Most regions of the country will see a drastic temperature drop, and the thermometres may show digits below -15 °C (5 °F).

Chilling winter to barge into Hungary

According to Blikk, winter will show its true nature in the Carpathian Basin in the next few days as a dry and cold air mass will rule over this part of Europe. The temperature will drop sharply and leave daytime warming behind for a while.

Today started with temperatures around freezing point in all parts of Hungary, and meteorologists agree that the situation will worsen. In the Northern valleys sheltered from the wind, temperatures could be below -10 °C (14 °F) today at dawn.

Second half of next week may bring relief