Sverdlovsk Oblast cold snap brings -48°C temperatures
In Ivdel, the thermometer shows -48°C (-54°F). This is perhaps one of the coldest spots in the oblast.
Abnormal cold is raging in Sverdlovsk Oblast. Air temperatures have been below -30 degrees Celsius (-22°F) for the second day in a row. The Ural Hydrometeorological Center notes that in some places, on the night of January 23, it cooled down to as low as -42°C (-44°F). We asked E1.RU readers to show their thermometers. It turned out that in some cities, the weather was even harsher.
For example, in Bobrovsky, it was -46°C (-51°F) at 6 a.m.
Another cold spot in the region is the Irbitsky District. It is currently -45°C (-49°F) there.
In Neviansk, it is -44°C (-47°F) today.
In Beloyarsky, it was -42°C (-44°F) at 7 a.m.
Such a temperature is now in the Alapayevsky District — -41.9°C (-43°F).
Below is a photo from Berezovsky.
In Degtyarsk, the thermometer column froze at -40°C (-40°F).
In Yekaterinburg, in the UNC microdistrict, the thermometer recorded -37.5°C (-36°F).
In Gorny Shchit, it is also fresh — -36°C (-33°F).
And this is a photo from Polevodstvo. It is currently -35°C (-31°F) there.
Earlier, forecasters said that on the eve, January 22, an anticyclone came to the Urals, which brought frosts. Because of them, some schoolchildren were sent to remote learning, and the city streets became somewhat empty. We showed what frosty Yekaterinburg looks like. We are covering how Sverdlovsk Oblast is experiencing abnormal weather in our online broadcast.
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