It can get really windy in the mountains on Sunday. This is pointed out by the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMÚ), which issued warnings of the first and second degree. He warns of a gale. They can form in some more northern districts tongues of snow and drifts, in western Slovakia you have to be careful of ice. SHMÚ informs about it on its website.
Second level warnings before the wind in the mountains apply to the districts of Tvrdošín, Ružomberok, Liptovský Mikuláš, Poprad, Banská Bystrica and Brezno. On the peaks of the Tatras, or above the forest zone, the wind can reach high speeds in gusts 135 to 160 kilometers per hour (km/h), averaging 90 to 105 km/h, which is a strong to powerful gale.
Level 1 mountain wind warnings apply to districts Námestovo, Dolný Kubín, Žilina and Martin. The wind there can reach speed in gusts 110 to 135 km/h, on average 70 to 85 km/h, which is a gale. “The predicted wind speed represents a potential danger for human activities, especially for hiking, mountain climbing,” reminds SHMÚ.
You have to be careful about snow tongues and drifts in the entire Žilina region, in several districts of the Trenčín region and in the districts of Banská Bystrica, Brezno and Poprad. “The formation of snow tongues represents a potential danger for traffic activities,” notes SHMÚ.
Ice may form in western Slovakia. First level warnings apply to the entire Nitra region and several districts of the Bratislava, Trnava and Trenčia regions.
The Slovak Road Administration (SSC) on its website zjazdnost.sk warns drivers about icy snow on the road II/578 Skalka – Kremnica.
All monitored highway sections and expressways in the Slovak Republic are passable, the surface of the roads is dry, sometimes wet. Routes I., II are also accessible. and III. class. The surface of the roadways is mostly dry to wet, but on some roads there is in places fresh, slushy, or crushed or frozen snow. Mountain passes (HP) are accessible with restrictions. The surface of the roadways is dry to wet, at HP Huty there is compacted snow up to two centimeters in places.
