Exceptional weather to remain in Hungary

Mild, springlike weather has been ruling Hungary for weeks. And it seems that trend will remain. Meteorologists say there is no sign of a drastic change in the country’s weather. Here is our prognosis, and we also tell you why this exceptionally mild weather is harmful.

Mild, springlike weather remains

According to the Hungarian News Agency, today will be generally sunny, with patches of cloud and possible light showers in places. The lows will be between -2 and +7 °C while the highs between 7 and 12 degrees. Moreover, the wind will also remain moderate today, the Hungarian Meteorological Service (OMSZ) said on Facebook.

On Saturday morning, a cold front may reach the Northeastern counties, where light rains may occur. In other regions, there might be fog with clouds. The latter will only remain in the Northeastern parts. Otherwise, the day will be sunny, with highs between 5 and 11 degrees.

By Sunday morning, fog and clouds will rule greater territories than on Saturday. But the Southern regions will remain sunny during the day with higher temperatures: 10 and 14 °C. In the cloudy Northern parts, that will be only between 4 and 9 degrees.

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In the long run, meteorologists say that Monday will be sunny with stronger winds and temperature between 5 and 13 degrees. A cold front will arrive on Tuesday, resulting in lower daily highs (4-9 °C). Furthermore, on the Transdanubia, winds will become stormy idokep.hu wrote.

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Overly mild weather ‘harmful’ to agriculture

Overly mild weather in Hungary is harmful to the country’s agriculture, the National Meteorological Service said on its website on Thursday.

Last week saw unseasonably mild weather and record high temperatures for this time of year in Hungary, with 15 °C recorded over several days in the south-east, while ground frost has been sparse so far this winter, the weather forecasters said, adding that it is expected that mild weather will continue over the next 8-10 days.

Persistently mild weather disrupts the vegetation cycle, it added, and in the absence of cold, pests and pathogens stay relatively abundant, while fruit trees are also endangered as sap circulation has already started; normally frosts slow down and stop this process, whereas in the south-west, hazelnut trees have already started to bloom.

Meanwhile, a large amount of rain is expected next week, and drier soil will be replenished, the forecasters said.

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Source: idokep.hu, MTI