Orange and yellow alerts issued as freezing rain, sleet loom

HungaroMet Zrt. ramped up the warnings on Monday afternoon, issuing second-level (orange) alerts for freezing rain across parts of Csongrád-Csanád and Békés counties—and later extending them to border areas in Bács-Kiskun county.

Freezing rain looms, turning roads into skating rinks

In their alert sent to MTI, forecasters warned of prolonged, multi-hour bouts of freezing rain in these districts over the coming hours, with accumulations potentially exceeding 1 millimetre.

A band of precipitation is sweeping in from the southwest, gaining strength as it pushes northeast. Snow will blanket much of the country, with significant build-ups likely across large areas by Tuesday morning.

Expect a general snow layer of 5-10 centimetres; northwest regions, the Little Plain, and the Sopron area may see less, while southern spots and the central Great Plain could pile up 10-15 centimetres.

Orange and yellow warnings

From late Monday afternoon through to Tuesday dawn, eastern and southeastern counties—especially their eastern halves—face a prolonged shift from precipitation to freezing rain or sleet, with up to 1-4 millimetres possible. This could coat surfaces in thick ice. By Tuesday morning, snow will gradually take over from the west, easing off temporarily.

HungaroMet has second-level (orange) warnings for freezing rain until midnight Monday in Békés, Hajdú-Bihar, and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg counties. First-level (lemon yellow) alerts for light freezing rain cover Bács-Kiskun, Csongrád-Csanád, and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok counties.