After the first freezing nights, the weather in Poland changes on Thursday, 12 November: it will be overcast and wet, with up to 13°C in the south. The night in the north may still bring frosts down to -2°C.
Thursday: rain, fog and a warm front
The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW) forecasts that a wavy front will move across Poland from southern Germany towards the centre of the country on Thursday. Toward the end of the day, a cold front zone will move in over the northwest. The institute notes that “the pressure of weather stimuli” will increase mainly in the north and west, and unfavourable biometeorological conditions will prevail – humid weather, heavy cloud cover and falling pressure.
IMGW post with the Thursday forecast:
How many degrees
According to IMGW forecasts, cloud cover will be heavy and total, with light rain expected over most of the country and drizzle in places. There will be no precipitation only at the far southeastern edge. The maximum temperature will range from about 2°C in some northern areas, through about 6°C in the centre and along the coast, to as much as 13°C in the south. Fog in the north may reduce visibility to about 200 m, and the minimum temperature at night will drop to -2°C in places.
After the frosts – a brief warm spell
The night from Tuesday to Wednesday was noticeably warmer than the previous one: the lowest temperature at IMGW synoptic stations was recorded in Zakopane (-2.6°C), while the warmest was on Hel (5.2°C). Earlier, as we reported, ground-level temperatures reached as low as -10°C.
On 12–13 November, temperatures in the west, centre and south of the country are expected to reach 10–14°C during the day, and nights will be milder, with values above zero. However, forecasts for the following days point to daytime temperatures dropping to 3–6°C and the return of night frosts.
Warnings
This week, IMGW issued first-degree warnings, among others, for freezing rain, dense fog and strong wind. IMGW publishes the current warning map on the meteo.imgw.pl website.
At the end of last week, the snow cover in the Tatras reached 16 cm on Kasprowy Wierch and 12 cm in the Dolina Pięciu Stawów valley, according to a table published on the IMGW hydrological service.
