Only in the last article from Poland (minimum temperatures from 22. December 2021: https://mkweather.com/poland-with-the-first-20c-of-the-winter-stuposiany-21c-suwalki-in-lowlands-163c-forecasts-expect-23c/) we were informed about records up to -21°C in Stuposiany, which was the coldest temperature in Poland in Winter 2021/2022, so far.
Only a day before Christmas, on 23. December 2021, minimum temperatures dropped even lower, to -21,4°C in the Orawa region (“w kotlinie Orawsko-Nowotarskiej”) /https://gazetakrakowska.pl/podtatrze-to-byla-wyjatkowo-chlodna-noc-na-orawie-temperatura-spadla-do-minus-214-stopnia/ar/c1-15967231/, on the border with Slovakia.
In Poroninie near Tatras minimum temperatures reached -18,9°C.
“W Dolinie Pięciu Stawów Polskich“, -17,9°C was measured.
Podolínec in northern Slovakia reported according to SHMU -18,4°C and Červený Kláštor -17,4°C.
Rabča, Orava, Slovakia reported -19,0°C in the previous morning, when in Samelova Luka, -22,2°C was measured /https://mkweather.com/samelova-luka-slovakia-222c//.
In Czechian valleys was on 23. December “only” between -21/-22°C in comparison with the previous morning with around -24°C /https://mkweather.com/czechian-valleys-very-close-to-25c-30c-possibility-on-23-and-34-december-2021//.
Extreme frosts on 24. December have shifted above Eastern Europe, with temperatures up to -22°C in Ukrainian lowlands /one of the next Mkweather articles/.
About severe frosts in Europe shortly before Christmas, we were informed in a series of the next articles /https://mkweather.com/karajukica-bunari-serbia-238c-balkan-eastern-europe-and-the-baltic-regions-with-15-20c-the-next-mornings-will-be-colder/; https://mkweather.com/braemar-the-uk-102c-elseborn-belgium-94c-and-arcen-eelde-the-netherlands-70c/; https://mkweather.com/ranstadt-austria-836-masl-195c-oberstdorf-germany-810-mals-192c/; https://mkweather.com/avignon-france-with-the-coldest-period-since-the-legendary-winter-2011-2012/; https://mkweather.com/moscow-222c-and-real-feel-31c/; https://mkweather.com/amburnex-combe-switzerland-333c-the-strongest-frosts-of-winter-2021-2022-in-continental-europe-so-far//.
While the first 2 decades of December 2021 were in European mid-latitudes relatively milder /https://mkweather.com/esrl-composites-for-europe-for-the-first-4-pentads-of-december-2021-early-winter//, already around Christmas and New Year 2021-2022 is 40% chance, that AO index will fall extremely low, into the interval -5/-7 /https://mkweather.com/12-30-runs-of-gefs-expect-an-extremely-low-ao-index-from-5-to-7-for-christmas-time-and-new-year//.
An Arctic Ice Sea Extent was in the last period the 2nd highest in the last 15 years /https://mkweather.com/arctic-sea-ice-extent-is-the-2nd-highest-in-15-years//, moreover, La Nina is ongoing and strong AO- and NAO- are expected, together with wet MJO above SE Asia and negative IOD (additional factors).
Severe cold blasts around the New Year are still forecast, therefore stay safe and warm – we will be bringing furthermore fresh news about the weather.
Illustration picture. Source: https://inlovewithpoland.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/snowy-paradise-in-tatra-mountains-with-a-horse-sleigh-ride/
