- The weather forecast for the end of December has changed again, canceling hopes for the cold winter of the century.
- After a frosty Christmas Eve with temperatures down to -10°C, warming is coming with gusty winds and local snowfall.
- New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day will bring sub-zero temperatures, strong winds and moderate snowfall, but will it be enough for a white scenery?
Weather for the last days of December. The forecasts have changed again
For several years, winter in Poland has been becoming milder. Malicious people will say that the weather in our country is more and more reminiscent of the rainy season than a real Polish winter. What will it be like this year? indicated that we may finally have a snowy and frosty winter. Some even muttered something about the winter of the century. However, the latest weather forecasts indicate that this winter will not be so cold at all.
The last two days of weather were frosty. On Christmas Eve 2025, there was a huge cold and frosts of -10 degrees Celsius were recorded practically throughout the country. Although this type of frost may have been common in the past, this year it was the first time such a noticeable cooling occurred. This meant that our bodies were not yet prepared and we could actually get cold. To the dismay of many people, the frost did not bring any snowfall. White Christmas was only in the mountains and in the south of Poland.
. Snow cover is actually forecast in mountainous regions, but it only applies to selected areas. Temperatures will drop just below zero during the day. Warm air will move in from the northwest, bringing cloudy weather. Fog is forecast locally, severely limiting visibility. During the day, the Peda low pressure from Finland will occur, bringing a combination of warm and cold fronts. It will be cloudy in most of the country. In the east, forecasters warn against drizzle, which will freeze quickly. As a result, streets and sidewalks may be very slippery. The temperature will range from 0 to -5 degrees Celsius. Meteorologists pay attention to gusty winds. In Pomerania and north-eastern Poland, winds may reach up to 70 kilometers per hour. In the middle of the week there will be light rain and snow showers. It will still be very windy. The weather will be similar in the next few days. Light snow showers will mix with slight frost and gusty winds.
Weather for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Is there any hope for snow on New Year’s Eve 2025? The first forecasts do not give much chance for this. The weather on the last day of 2025 will bring slight clearing and temperatures of -4 degrees Celsius in the east and center of Poland and -1 in the west. The wind is still expected to blow quite strongly from the northwest. New Year’s Eve may bring light snowfall and increasing cloudiness. Also on January 1, 2026, it will welcome us with moderate snow and winds, which may be gusty in the north of the country. Therefore, we can say that in terms of temperature we will have weather like in the Polish People’s Republic. However, instead of snow cover, we will have strong winds.
January 1, 2026 in Poland will most likely be marked by . This time of year is usually dominated by low temperatures, most often from a few degrees of frost to about 2-3°C plus, depending on the region. Cloudy weather, local snowfall or sleet can be expected in many parts of the country, and persistent snow cover in the north and east. Road conditions can be difficult, especially in the morning and evening, when there is ice and fog, which favors the typical New Year’s, cool and rather cloudy atmosphere.
