Forecasters are predicting thunderstorms and hail in Ukraine on May 22–23
Weather conditions in Ukraine are expected to deteriorate on Friday, May 22, with brief showers, thunderstorms, and gusty winds.
According to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, the bad weather will affect the western regions, as well as Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, and Odesa regions, overnight, and will spread to the entire country during the day, with the exception of most of the west.
Forecasters are warning of dangerous weather phenomena in the southern regions, Kharkiv, and most of the central regions.
In these regions, thunderstorms are expected in some areas during the day, with forecasts of hail and gusty winds reaching 15–20 meters per second.
In the rest of the country, winds will be from the north and northeast at 5-10 meters per second, though gusts of up to 15-20 meters per second are also possible in the Carpathians during the day.
Temperatures on Friday will vary significantly depending on the region. Overnight lows will range from 12 to 17°C, while daytime highs will reach 25 to 30°C.
The western regions of Ukraine will be an exception, where daytime temperatures will be significantly lower, reaching only 18–23°C.
In the capital on May 22, the night will be dry with temperatures of 15–17°, while during the day, Kyiv residents can expect brief showers with thunderstorms and heat reaching 28–30°.
Historical data from the Boris Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory show that, over the entire observation period, the warmest day on this date in Kyiv was in 2007, when temperatures reached 32.0°, and the coldest was in 1917, when temperatures dropped to 1.7° below freezing.
No precipitation is expected across Ukraine on the night of Saturday, May 23.
However, during the day in the eastern, southern, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, and Sumy regions, there will again be brief showers, which in some places will be accompanied by thunderstorms.
Winds will be predominantly from the north, and in the eastern regions—from the southeast, with speeds of 5–10 meters per second.
Rain and hail are expected in Ukraine on May 20, with temperatures in Kyiv reaching up to +25°C
Forecasters have issued a weather forecast for Ukraine for the coming week
