Poland hit by snowfall

Poland was hit by snowfall over the weekend, leading to traffic accidents, train cancellations and flight delays.  

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Heavy snowfall hampered road traffic in the southern Małopolska and Silesia regions on Saturday night, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

❄W ciągu ostatniej doby opady śniegu wystąpiły praktycznie w całym kraju. Lokalnie przybyło ponad 20 cm śniegu❄
Aktualnie najwyższa pokrywa śnieżna utrzymuje się w górach⛰

Więcej danych:https://t.co/Au3OiWG3HF#śnieg #IMGW pic.twitter.com/DqmrQUvwpK

— IMGW-PIB METEO POLSKA (@IMGWmeteo) December 3, 2023

Snow clearing vehicles worked overnight into Monday to ensure roads remained passable, according to officials.

In the Silesia region, some trains were delayed by over 100 minutes; others were cancelled and replaced by bus service, the PAP news agency reported.

Due to heavy snowfall from Friday, flights from the region's Katowice Airport were delayed by up to 2 hours on Saturday, according to the authorities.

Atak zimy w całej Polsce. Paraliż na drogach, opóźnione pociągi, odwołane lotyhttps://t.co/TvSCuNMO7E

— PAP (@PAPinformacje) December 3, 2023

In Kraków, the capital of the Małopolska region, some streetcar and bus lines had to be shortened or rerouted on Sunday morning, due to snow-covered tracks and roads, officials said.

Winter weather was set to continue in southern Poland this week, with temperatures of around minus 15 Celsius forecast for both Katowice and Kraków, private broadcaster Polsat News reported.

Dziś zachmurzenie umiarkowane i duże, na południu więcej słońca☀ Na północny i wschodzie kraju słabe opady śniegu❄, w Bieszczadach +5 cm świeżej pokrywy.
🌡Temperatura od -7°C na południu do 1°C na krańcach zach. i nad morzem; w rejonach podgórskich Karpat od -10°C do -6°C. pic.twitter.com/0qX576dLQG

— IMGW-PIB METEO POLSKA (@IMGWmeteo) December 4, 2023

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Source: PAP, Polsat News, IMGW