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Cold front brings snow and gale-force winds across Croatia
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Updated 13h ago |
Created 2d ago
A significant cold air mass has arrived in the region with gusty, storm-like wind speeds reaching up to 105 km/h on some Adriatic islands due to an orkano-type cyclone's influence over Dalmatia and Istria today (March 2). Snow is expected at higher elevations while coastal areas face snow carried by strong winds.
Key Points
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1A cold front is moving in bringing snow and strong winds to the region.
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2Snowfall will be carried by wind over coastal areas, including parts of Kvarner Bay (Jadran).
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3The weather pattern includes a mix conditions rain/snow with gusty gales followed by milder days later this week.
Developments
[Mar 18, 07:28]
Snow and strong winds are expected first in the region before conditions change again.
[Mar 16, 15:22]
A cold wave is arriving with negative temperatures; long-term forecasts from Norwegians and DHMZ confirm this trend including stormy gales.
[Mar 16, 05:31]
A weather alarm is issued for the Adriatic Sea due to an orkansk (cyclogenetic) gale; snow carried by wind could be seen on coastlines.
[Mar 17, 06:20]
The day starts cloudy and wintry with a change in weather conditions ahead for the week to come.