The weather is getting worse, with snowfalls already seizing the mountain areas in Romania.
The snow layer has reached on Wednesday about 10 centimetres on DN 7C – Transfăgărăşan at altitudes higher than 1,700 meters, the traffic in the area being carried out in winter conditions.
“Following the snowfalls in the last 12 hours, the layer of snow on Transfăgărăşan is of 8-10 centimetres, which makes that on the section Cascada Capra (1,700 meters altitude) in Argeş County – Pillar 2 Cable Car (1,600 meters altitude) in Sibiu County, the traffic takes place in winter conditions,” a release issued by Ion Sanduloiu, Director of Public Service Rescue in Arges County reads.
Mountain rescuers recommend the drivers not to travel on Transfăgărăşan unless they have the car equipped for winter – winter tires, tire chains, shovel and sand.
The snowpack mounted to 15 centimeters at Balea Lake in Fagaras Mountains, Sibiu county, while further snowfalls and negative temperatures are still announced for the upcoming days.
“It’s snowing at Balea Lake, but it’s highly probable that snowfalls reach Paltinis resort in the upcoming days. The snowpack at Balea is 15 cm. Cold weather will prevail, with very low temperatures,” said the meteorologist on duty, Eugen Mitea.
According to the local weather forecast service, there were 6 Celsius degrees in Sibiu on Wednesday at 9 a.m., and -4 Celsius degrees and snowfall at Balea Lake.
Negative temperatures will register during the night, with -1 Celsius degree in Sibiu, -5 Celsius degrees at Paltinis and -8 Celsius degrees at Balea Lake.
Road traffic has been restricted on Transalpina alpine road, on the sector linking Ranca to Obarsia Lotrului (DN 67C,) due to snowfalls and blizzard. The snowpack here is 5 centimeter high. The DN 67C is linking Alba, Valcea, Hunedoara and Gorj counties on the mountain route.
Heavy rainfalls are announced for Gorj county until October 6, and chill, heavy wind and snowfalls in the mountains.
Forecasters have also issued a nowcasting alert for strong wind and snowfalls in some mountain areas in Sibiu, Brașov, Bistrița-Năsăud, Maramureș and Caraș-Severin counties, valid today until noon.
Harsh winter ahead
European weather forecasters say that the winter to come in Europe will be the chilliest in the past 100 years. They argue that Europe will be crossed by an arctic air-mass, while the sun will be mostly covered by clouds.
The lowest temperatures will register in January and February, but March will be pretty chill, too, according to German meteorologist Dominik Jung to mesastuces.net, “Adevarul” daily says.
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