Advisory weather forecast for the Republic of Kazakhstan for January 2025

In the first decade of January, Atlantic cyclones will form the weather in Kazakhstan, which will lead to unstable weather patterns. In the northern half and in the mountainous regions of the south, southeast, and east of the republic, snow and snowstorms are forecast, sometimes heavy snow, and precipitation in the form of rain and sleet in the southern half of the country. Winds of 15-20 m/s are expected to increase in most of Kazakhstan, with gusts reaching 23-28 m/s at times, and up to 30 m/s or more in the northwestern half of the country.
The temperature background in the first decade of January is expected
to fluctuate from -5+2°C to -3-12°C at night in western Kazakhstan, and from -3+5°C to -8°C during the day.;
in the north-west of the republic, a gradual decrease at night from -7 °C to -10-20 ° C, during the day from -5+2 ° C to -8-13 °C;
in the north, in the center, and in the east of the country, a slight increase in air temperature is expected at night from -5-13 °C to -8 °C, during the day from -2.8°C to -3+2 °C, followed by a gradual decrease in air temperature at night to -10-20 °C., daytime temperature up to -5-12°C;
in the south and south-east of the country, the prevailing temperature background is -8+2 °C at night, -3+7 °C during the day, followed by a decrease in air temperature at night to -8-15 °C, during the day to -3-10 °C.
As a result of the release of the southern cyclones, several most intense heat waves are predicted when the air temperature will rise:
in the northern half of the Republic of Kazakhstan during the day to -5+2 ° C,
in the southern half and in the south-west of the country to +2+12 ° C.
And with the north-westerly incursions of the anticyclone, several intense cold waves are predicted, and the air temperature will drop these days.:
in the northern half and in the center of the Republic of Kazakhstan at night up to -25-35 ° C, in the afternoon up to -15-25 ° C,
in the southern half and in the south-west of the Republic at night up to -12-22 ° C, in the afternoon up to
-3-15 °C.
Gusty winds, fog, and ice are often forecast during January.

Note: the monthly forecast should be used as an advisory, which is subsequently adjusted as the weather situation changes and updated with weather forecasts for the decade and for 2-3 days.