Even during Sunday, low temperatures, stronger winds and the formation of snow tongues should be expected in most areas. The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMÚ) draws attention to this on its website. In some districts in the east of Slovakia, the temperature can drop to minus 20 degrees Celsius. The second level warning against snow tongues applies mainly in the northern districts. There may be a strong gale in the mountains on Sunday.
Warnings against low temperatures last from Saturday 10 p.m. to Sunday 9 a.m. in most areas, except Trnava and Bratislava regions. Temperatures can drop to minus 15 to minus 19 degrees Celsius at night. In the districts of Poprad, Kežmarok, Levoča, Spišská Nová Ves, Rožňava and Gelnica, the second level of warning applies, the thermometer may show below minus 20 degrees Celsius.
The second level warning against wind in the mountains is valid from Saturday evening throughout Sunday in the districts of Brezno, Poprad and Liptovský Mikuláš. In positions above approximately 1,800 meters above sea level, the wind can reach gusts of 135 to 160 kilometers per hour, which represents a strong to powerful gale. The first level warning against wind in the mountains applies on Sunday in the districts of Žilina, Tvrdošín, Ružomberok, Námestovo, Martin, Dolný Kubín and Banská Bystrica.
Throughout Sunday, the formation of snow tongues and drifts should be expected in most areas. In the districts of Prešovský and Žilina regions, the SHMÚ issued a second level warning against snow tongues. It lasts from Sunday 4:00 a.m. until Monday morning. During Sunday, meteorologists also expect snowfall, in the districts of Bytča, Žilina, Čadca, Kysucké Nové Mesto, Martin, Námestovo, Dolný Kubín, Ružomberok, Tvrdošín, Liptovský Mikuláš, Poprad and Kežmarok, 15 to 25 centimeters of new snow may fall. Therefore, a first level warning applies.
On Sunday, a first-level wind warning applies for the districts of Poprad, Kežmarok and also the entire Bratislava region, most of the Trnava and Nitra regions. Wind gusts can reach speeds of 65 to 70 kilometers per hour.
