Serbia Weather: Frost Until Saturday, Then 20 Degrees
Meteorologist Ivan Ristic expects clearing skies and light frost, then warming from Sunday. Terrace flowers should come indoors now.
Is it time to bring the flowers in from the terrace? According to meteorologist Ivan Ristic, it is: after a rainy, gloomy start to November, skies are clearing with light morning frost, and from Sunday a warm-up could push temperatures to 20 degrees by the middle of next week.
Ristic gave the forecast on Thursday, November 5, for Kurir television. We earlier wrote about snow near Ivanjica and the truck ban on the road to Kopaonik, which was the cold-snap side of the story. This is the second half, about how to prepare for a week of big swings.
What awaits us until the end of the week?
It is currently colder than usual for the start of the month. Ristic assessed it this way:
As we can see, autumn is all around us: it is cloudy, gloomy, with occasional rain, and snow is falling in the mountains. Maximum temperatures are below normal for this time of year, for the beginning of November, and range between 7 and 11 degrees.
From today, he says, gradual clearing is expected, which will make the mornings colder. In his words, even in more urban areas, for example around Belgrade, temperatures will hover around zero, and perhaps a degree or so below.
The official table of the Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia (RHMZ), updated on November 5 at 12:12, largely confirms this:
- Belgrade: today a high of 10 and a low of 3 degrees; on Friday, November 6, a high of 11 and a low of 1
- Novi Sad: today a low of minus 1 and a high of 11; on Friday a low of minus 2
- Kragujevac: a low of minus 2 on Friday
- Palic, Kraljevo and Zlatibor: a low of minus 1 on Friday
- Kopaonik: today from minus 3 to 3 degrees, on Friday from minus 4 to 5
- Negotin: the warmest in the table on Friday, with a high of 14 degrees
On Saturday, November 7, daytime highs drop to 7 degrees in Loznica, 8 in Novi Sad and 9 in Belgrade, while Nis and Pristina reach 12.
What about the flowers on the terrace?
This is where Ristic is most specific, so there is little to interpret:
This is the right moment to take the flowers off the terraces.
If you have pots outside, it is best to bring them in before the first frosty morning arrives. It is the only practical advice the meteorologist offered, and the reason is clear from the table: on Friday, several cities expect temperatures below zero.
When do 20 degrees arrive, and will it last?
The warming comes gradually. Ristic said:
From Sunday, because of an inflow of warmer air, we expect a gradual rise in temperatures.
By his forecast, midweek maximums next week could reach 20 degrees, with clouds and occasional rain from Sunday, November 8. Long warm weather is not something to count on. The meteorologist also warned of another cold spell:
At the moment, meteorological models show conditions for cooling in the middle of November. Some models even point to stronger cooling, a drop in temperature, perhaps even snow at lower elevations, but we will keep monitoring the situation and will inform Kurir television viewers in time.
In other words, the forecast for the next two weeks has three parts: cold mornings until the end of the week, a warmer spell around the middle of next week, and a possible new temperature drop in mid-November. Everything stated for the period after Sunday rests on meteorological models, so the forecast may change.
