Winter will end with Cyclone Reiner: what weather to expect

The last day of winter in Ukraine will bring rain, sleet and wind. This is due to the small cyclone Reiner, which, together with the atmospheric front, will affect part of the country. This was reported by weather forecaster Natalia Didenko on Facebook, according to UNN. 

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“The winter will end with a short visit of a compact small cyclone named Reiner together with an occlusion front... Let me remind you that an atmospheric occlusion front is when a cold front overtakes a warm one, and they eventually merge into one - an occlusion front,” Didenko noted.

The forecaster pointed out that atmospheric fronts are usually accompanied by precipitation, and on February 28, the western regions of Ukraine will feel it.

The cyclone, along with the front, will bring rain and sleet, as well as gusty southeast winds.

No significant precipitation is expected in the rest of the country.

The lowest temperatures are forecast for the night in Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, and Poltava regions - down to -10...-15°C. In most regions, nighttime temperatures will be -2...-6°C, and in the west it will be near zero.

“During the day on February 28, the temperature is expected to be 0...+6 degrees (in the western regions it will get colder due to precipitation), only in the eastern part it will be a few degrees lower - from 3 degrees below zero to 2 degrees above zero,” the forecaster added.

According to the forecast, the last day of winter in Kyiv will be marked by night temperatures of -2...-4 degrees, and during the day the air will warm up to +2...+4 degrees. In the afternoon, the wind may increase, blowing from the southeast. No significant precipitation is expected in the capital.