According to specialists of the Republican hydro meteorological center, the country is on the south-western periphery of a vast anticyclone centered over the northern Urals. "Next three days, our territory will receive very warm air mass from the central chernozem regions of Russia. The fourth heat wave to overwhelm us this summer", meteorologists stated.
«On Saturday, August 14, at night in certain areas of the country there will be showers with thunderstorms. Mostly without precipitations in the afternoon. The wind is southeastern moderate, sometimes gusty. Air temperature at night is +18 .. +24 ° C, from +33 ° C on the north-west up to +39 ° C on the south-east of the country at daytime», informed in Belhydrometcenter.
On Sunday and Monday, August15-16, showers and thunderstorms expected in some areas. «The wind is south-eastern moderate, gusty when thunderstorms. Air temperature at night is +19 .. +25 ° C, it is expected from +33 to +39 ° C in Sunday’s afternoon. On August 16, in western regions of the country the heat to weaken by 2-4 degrees due to the coming of atmospheric front», reads the report of specialists.
Moreover, in eastern districts of Gomel and Mogilev regions there expected extreme fire danger (of the highest — 5th level), told in Belhydromet.
