At a press conference in the hall the deputy director of the “Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center” Gagik Surenyan noted that the average monthly air temperature was 4-5 degrees higher.
Compared to the previous days, there is a decrease in temperature by 10-12 degrees, Gagik Surenyan said:
At the moment, there is precipitation in the form of snow in Shirak, Lori, some mountainous areas of Aragatsotn, Kotayk. On March 31, the strength of this cyclone increases dramatically. the greatest force will be observed in the evening hours of March 31, precipitation is expected throughout the republic. in mountainous and foothill zones precipitation will be observed in the form of snow, only in low-lying areas of the republic -in the form of sleet and sleet. On March 30, the air temperature will drop by 5-6 degrees, and it will drop by another 6-8 degrees on March 31. already on the night of April 1, the air temperature will drop by another 4-6 degrees.
In these areas, the air temperature is expected to reach -4 . In the Ararat Valley, the lowest temperature is expected on the night of April 1 to April 2...- Within 2.
"In such cases, it is customary to smoke in order to protect the harvest, but I note that precipitation is also expected in the foothill areas during this period.
Since April 2, these cold air currents have been retreating, giving way to warm air currents penetrating from the Middle East.