Freezing temperatures, snow, and icy conditions. Forecasters discuss the weather in Belarus during the long weekend
December 29, 2025
The Republican Center for Hydrometeorology, Radioactive Contamination Monitoring and Environmental Management of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection told about the weather in Belarus during the long weekend.
"Thus, on the eve of the long-awaited holiday, the atmosphere outside the window will take on a truly winter character. Cyclonic vortices next week will swirl us in a snowy flurry, which, combined with frosty patterns, will give a truly magical mood on New Year's Eve and beyond. Now in more detail. Until the end of the current year and in the first days of January 2026, the territory of our country will continue to be in cyclonic circulation, which will cause unstable weather conditions. Atmospheric fronts moving through the territory of our country will cause precipitation in many regions of Belarus. At the same time, due to the advection of air masses from northern latitudes, the temperature background will decrease, and at night it will range from minus 2 degrees in the west to minus 13 degrees in the east, and on New Year's Eve, the air will cool to minus 16 in places; daytime highs will be in the range of minus 1 to minus 11 degrees, only on January 2 (Friday) in the west of the country, where the influence of warmer air masses will be felt, the air will warm up to plus 2. At the same time, on December 30 (Tuesday) during the daytime in the west, and on December 31, 2025 - January 2, 2026 (Wednesday-Friday), the wind will intensify in places across the country with gusts of 15-20 m/s. With a decrease in temperature, snow will prevail in the expected precipitation, and there will be a high probability of ice on the roads of Belarus. Due to the threat of ice and strong gusty winds, an orange level of danger has been declared for December 30. At the same time, the combination of snowfall with gusty winds will lead to blizzards in some areas of the republic. It will get colder," the Belhydromet reported.On Tuesday, December 30, snow and wet snow will fall in most of the country. During the day, in some areas.possible light snowstorm. Ice on roads. During the day in the west, in many areas, wind is expected to strengthen with gusts of 15-20 m/s. Air temperature at night will be -3 to -9 degrees Celsius, during the day - from minus 1 to minus 7 degrees. On Wednesday, December 31, snow will fall in most parts of the country. At night and in the morning, in some places, wind is expected to strengthen with gusts of 15-20 m/s, snowstorm. Ice on separate sections of roads. Air temperature during the day will be -3 to -10 degrees Celsius, at night in the northeast, in some places - down to minus 13.
On Thursday, January 1, short-term snow in most parts of the country. During the day, in some areas, wind is expected to strengthen with gusts of 15-18 m/s, snowstorm. Ice on separate sections of roads. Air temperature at night will be -9 to -16 degrees Celsius. During the day, it will be from minus 2 degrees in the west to minus 11 degrees in the east.
On Friday, January 2, snow, wet snow in many areas of the country, rain is possible during the day. At night, a snowstorm is possible in some places, during the day in some areas - light ice. Ice is expected on separate sections of roads. In some places, wind is expected to strengthen with gusts of 15-20 m/s. Air temperature at night will be from minus 2 degrees in the west to minus 13 degrees in the east, during the day - from minus 4 to plus 2 degrees.
"According to preliminary forecasts, on January 3-4 (Saturday-Sunday), further frontal sections will continue to bring new portions of precipitation to most areas of the country, and will also ensure the influx of air masses of Atlantic origin, as a result of which the temperature background will rise and be around the average long-term values (climatic norm for the first decade of January - minus 2.3 - minus 5.3 degrees), and the predicted precipitation will be in a mixed phase (snow, wet snow, with rain in the south). With fluctuations in the temperature background, light ice phenomena will be observed in some places," the meteorologists shared the forecast.
On Saturday, January 3, short-term snow, wet snow at night in most of the territory, during the day in some places across the country. Ice on separate sections of roads, light ice is possible in some places. Air temperature at night will be from zero to minus 5 degrees, during the day - from minus 3 to plus 2.
On Sunday, January 4, there will be light intermittent snow in some places at night, and snow, wet snow, and rain with snow in the south are expected over most of the country during the day. Ice will be present on some sections of roads, and light glaze is possible in some places during the day. The air temperature at night will be from 2 to 8 degrees below zero, up to minus 12 degrees in clear spells. During the day, it will range from minus 6 degrees in the north to plus 2 degrees in the south.