Light Ground Frost Tuesday and Wednesday, Rain Thursday
RHMZ forecasts two cold mornings with light ground frost in places, then rain from Thursday. Winter equipment becomes mandatory for vehicles on Sunday, November 1.
Should you grab a warmer jacket tomorrow morning? Yes, because the Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia (RHMZ) is forecasting a cold morning on Tuesday, October 27, with light ground frost in places. The same is expected on Wednesday, October 28, and rain arrives on Thursday.
Last weekend we wrote about light frost on Saturday morning and a mostly sunny Sunday. This week starts milder, but the cold mornings return as early as tomorrow.
What is the weather like today, Monday?
It is mostly sunny in the north and west of Serbia. In the rest of the country it is cloudy in the morning and before noon, with light rain or showers in places, then clearing everywhere in the afternoon. The wind is northerly and northwesterly, strong in places in the morning and around noon.
The lowest temperature is 5 to 9, and the highest 11 to 17 degrees. In Belgrade the morning is around 9 degrees, with a daytime high of up to 15.
What does RHMZ forecast for the rest of the working week?
- Tuesday, October 27: cold morning, light ground frost in places. Mostly sunny during the day, with occasional moderate cloud in the southwest and east. Northerly and northeasterly wind. Lowest temperature 0 to 5, highest 12 to 17 degrees.
- Wednesday, October 28: another cold morning with light ground frost in places, mostly sunny during the day and a light westerly and northwesterly wind. Lowest temperature 0 to 5, highest 12 to 15 degrees.
- Thursday, October 29: moderately to fully cloudy, rain in places, northwesterly wind. Lowest temperature 4 to 8, highest 13 to 16 degrees.
In Belgrade, according to the RHMZ forecast updated on October 26 at 11:21, temperatures on Tuesday are expected to range from 5 to 12 degrees, and on Wednesday and Thursday from 7 to 14.
What is coming for the weekend of October 31 and November 1?
From October 30 to November 3, RHMZ forecasts moderately to fully cloudy weather, with rain in places. Rain is more frequent over the weekend, when a smaller drop in temperature is also expected.
In Belgrade, a shower is possible on Friday, October 30, with 8 to 12 degrees. Saturday, October 31, brings light rain and 7 to 11 degrees.
What changes on November 1?
From November 1 to April 1, vehicles must carry winter equipment, so this year the deadline starts on Sunday. Veljko Curcic, assistant director of the Road Traffic Safety Agency, explained on the Radio Belgrade First Programme show “Jutro je”, carried by RTS, why drivers should not wait for the first snow to change from summer tires:
“A summer tire is made of harder materials and is less elastic in winter conditions. At temperatures below seven degrees it loses its properties. A winter tire has even four or more times better grip than a summer tire”
Curcic reminded drivers that preparation is not just a tire change. He advises that every driver have a mechanic check:
- the battery and its charge
- the wiper blades
- the fluids
- the heating
For longer trips, Curcic said, it is worth planning the drive around the warmest part of the day, which fits well with frost lingering in the morning:
“Most importantly, if we are setting off on a longer trip, we have to get informed, we have to follow the weather forecast, and somewhere the advice is that at this time of year, if we are planning longer trips, we use that warmest part of the day to avoid reduced visibility and poor sight lines and somewhat different road conditions if we travel in the early morning and late evening hours”
And what else belongs in the trunk? Curcic has a simple list for that, too:
“It doesn’t hurt to have a flashlight, it doesn’t hurt to have a snow scraper, it doesn’t hurt to have a blanket, depending on where we are planning to travel and where we are. And all of these are very important things. When we have prepared the vehicle, we are much less stressed when we set off on the road”
For now the forecast is clear for three days: two cold, sunny mornings, then rain. Anyone driving early in the morning should expect the cold, and anyone who has not yet changed tires has until Sunday.
