Snowdrifts up to a meter and frost: extreme winter has arrived in the Carpathians.

Winter has arrived in the Carpathians: snowdrifts have reached a meter, and the temperature has dropped below -10 °C. The snow height on Mount Pip Ivan ranges from 20 to 90 cm. This was reported by the head of the search and rescue post on Mount Pip Ivan, Vasyl Fitzak.

“The observatory is starting to turn white. A strong wind has been blowing all night and until morning, with the thermometer reading -11 °C,” Fitzak noted.

According to meteorologists, snow is expected to fall in Ukraine for at least until the end of the week. Frosts of up to -5 °C are expected at night, while daytime temperatures will rise to +5 °C. As reported by the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, significant wet snow and wet snow accumulation are expected in the northern regions on November 23. Rain and strong gusts of wind are also expected in some regions.

On November 22, heavy snowfall complicated traffic in the capital. To clear the roads and treat them with anti-ice mixtures, 196 units of equipment and 249 workers are involved.