Extreme cold weather warning issued for whole of Czechia

The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute issued an alert on Sunday for the whole of the country for extreme cold weather for the coming days. Night and morning temperatures between Monday and Thursday are expected to drop to around minus 12 Celsius.

Small children, the elderly and the sick are recommended to limit their time outside, and everyone is advised to protect themselves with several layers of warm clothing and suitable footwear to prevent the risk of frostbite on unprotected parts of he body.

At the same time, weather experts have also issued a warning of heavy snowfall for southern Bohemia, and warned of the risk of snowdrifts forming in the Jeseníky and Beskydy mountains.