A red weather warning has been issued for the night of 9 January 2026!
An active southern cyclone, the centre of which will initially be located over the Kyiv region of Ukraine, will cause severe weather conditions across Belarus. For the night into Friday, 9 January, heavy snowfall of 7-19 mm is expected over most areas, with very heavy snowfall of 20-25 mm forecast for the night in the Gomel and Mogilev regions. In many districts, blizzard conditions, snow drifts on roads, and gusty winds of 15-20 m/s are expected, with gusts locally up to 24 m/s in the Mogilev region during the night. Due to the anticipated very heavy snowfall, a red weather warning has been issued for the Gomel and Mogilev regions.
In Minsk, heavy snow (11-16 mm), blizzard conditions, and strong gusty winds of 15-20 m/s are expected on the night of 9 January.
During the day on 9 January 2026, heavy snow (7-14 mm), strong gusty winds, and blizzard conditions will persist across most of the territory.
Snow drifts on roads are expected.
In Minsk during the day on 9 January, heavy snow (7-9 mm) and light blizzard conditions are forecast.
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