Already in the last 2 articles, we were informed about a possible all-time national record in Montenegro (25.1.2022, -33,4°C; https://mkweather.com/a-historic-siberian-winter-in-balkan-montenegro-with-an-all-time-national-record-kosanica-334c/) and the coldest day of the winter in Serbia (25.1.2022 -31,1°C; https://mkweather.com/a-peak-of-winter-2021-2022-in-balkan-karajukica-bunari-serbia-311c/).
Extremely cold times however was suffering parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, too, where according to a portal Doznajemo, regionally appeared the lowest temperatures measured in history.
Sitnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 886 MASL, reported on 25. January 2022 extremely cold -29,5°C /https://crna-hronika.info/u-srpskoj-zabiljezeno-calk-minus-295-stepeni/325810/,
Čađavica pri Ribniku reported reportedly -27,0°C, which should be the lowest temperature in this location within all-time records.
Sokolac, 782 MASL, reported according to server -25,5°C.
In Bugojno, 562 MASL, -18,5°C, in Jajce, 428 MASL, -16,5°C or in Sarajevo, 630 MASL, -15,1°C was measured.
The lowest temperature in the regional metropolitan areas was measured on 7. January 1947 in Banja Luka, -28,4°C.
Neighboring Croatia however from extreme Siberian blast hasn´t profited a lot, with a national temperature minimum of only -13,7°C in Lipik.
Temperature in 850 hPa should drop in broder region with Montenegro and Serbia at the night from 24. to 25. January 2022 to the interval below -15°C.
Below -20°C reported almost all Balkan, Ukraine, East-Central Europe, Greece and Turkey (here up to -39,7°C: https://mkweather.com/extreme-frosts-hit-kurdistan-397c-in-turkey-and-274c-in-iran-gaziantep-with-05-meters-of-snow-3000-vehicles-stuck-in-a-blizzard/) in the last days, especially on Monday and Tuesday, 24.-25. January 2022, in valleys.
Moreover, Greece and Turkey hit historic blizzards /the next Mkweather articles/, the worst in more than 50 years (Greece) or ever (Turkey).
Extremely cold air masses are in the next period forecast to shift further to the east and southeast, with powerful winter conditions in Ukraine, Turkey, the Caucasian region, NE Africa, and the Middle East.
On 26. January 2022, the coldest air masses will shift above southeastern Serbia, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, and Turkey, on 27. January 2022 above Ukraine, European Russia, and Turkey, on 28. January 2022 above Caucasian region, Turkey and European Russia, and on 29. January 2022, the next cold blast will start from the Carpathian region, shifting eastward and southeastward.
Then, cold blasts will be continuing minimally until 3. February 2022 and should return after 7. February 2022 in the mentioned wider region, but its probable, that the most hit will be mainly more eastern parts of the peninsula.
In Turkey and Middle East, extremely cold conditions should persist until March 2022 /https://mkweather.com/300c-in-iraq-children-in-refugee-camps-are-crying-from-extreme-winter/; https://mkweather.com/6-week-ecmwf-forecast-for-europe-until-7-march-2022-early-spring-is-coming//.
Early Spring conditions for later February and March 2022 are however still predicted /https://mkweather.com/early-spring-conditions-nao-in-europe-in-february-and-march-2022-is-still-confirming-mainly-for-western-northern-and-central-parts-se-sector-will-stay-cold/; https://mkweather.com/ecmwf-is-confirming-nao-spring-should-come-to-europe-already-in-a-few-weeks/; https://mkweather.com/6-week-ecmwf-forecast-for-europe-until-7-march-2022-early-spring-is-coming//.
Illustration picture: Doznajemo Twitter
T850 hPa above the region on 24.1.2022 in the evening /wxcharts.com
