ANM announces torrential rains, strong winds, and a sudden drop in temperatures over the weekend / On Sunday, temperatures will not exceed 12 degrees nationwide

Romania is preparing for a weekend of severe weather, after heavy rains will be followed by a sharp drop in temperatures, strong winds, and temperatures that will fall to no higher than 12 degrees on Sunday. ANM has issued a yellow rain warning for several regions and an orange warning for the Apuseni Mountains.

Between November 12, 10:00 a.m., and November 14, 8:00 p.m., it will rain in the western, northwestern, and locally central parts of the country. Rainfall amounts will generally reach 30–60 liters per square meter, while in the Western Carpathians they may locally exceed 80 liters per square meter. In the Apuseni Mountains, torrential rain of 50–80 liters per square meter is forecast, locally around 90.

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On Friday, the rain will be showery and may be accompanied by thunderstorms. On Friday night into Saturday, 5–10 centimeters of snow will accumulate at altitudes above 1,500 meters.

A yellow meteorological warning for strengthening winds will be in effect from Thursday, starting at 10:00 p.m., until Friday at 10:00 a.m. The warning concerns the counties of Satu Mare, Bihor, Arad, Timiș, and Caraș-Severin, as well as areas of the counties of Mehedinți, Gorj, Hunedoara, Alba, Cluj, Maramureș, Bistrița-Năsăud, Suceava, Neamț, Harghita, Mureș, Covasna, Bacău, Vrancea, Buzău, Brașov, Prahova, Dâmbovița, Argeș, Sibiu, and Vâlcea.

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On Friday, between 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., a new yellow meteorological warning for strong winds will be in effect. The warning concerns the counties of Satu Mare, Maramureș, Sălaj, Bistrița-Năsăud, Cluj, Bihor, Arad, Timiș, Caraș-Severin, Mehedinți, Dolj, Hunedoara, Alba, Sibiu, Mureș, Harghita, Brașov, Covasna, Suceava, Botoșani, Iași, Neamț, Bacău, Vaslui, Vrancea, Galați, Buzău, Brăila, Tulcea, and Constanța, as well as certain areas of the counties of Ialomița and Călărași.

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Also on Friday, meteorologists issued a yellow warning for significant rainfall amounts for Maramureș County and certain areas of Bistrița-Năsăud, Mureș, Cluj, Alba, Hunedoara, Caraș-Severin, Gorj, Vâlcea, and Sibiu.

According to the warning, periods of heavy rain are expected in the Western Carpathians, the western Southern Carpathians, and the northern Eastern Carpathians, predominantly in the form of showers, locally accompanied by thunderstorms. Rainfall amounts will generally reach 25–30 l/sq m, both over short periods and through accumulation.

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On Saturday, maximum temperatures will range between 5 and 10 degrees.

In Bucharest, the weather will be unusually warm on Friday, with maximum temperatures of 24–25 degrees, after which temperatures will drop to 9–10 degrees on Saturday. The capital will experience rain and wind, as it is included in a meteorological information bulletin.