Cold weather warning limited to certain areas

The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute has slightly amended its warning for extreme cold weather, strong winds, snowdrifts and floods, which was issued on Sunday.

Strong winds of over 65 km/h are expected on Monday in Moravia and Silesia, which may cause snowdrifts in certain areas. From Monday evening to Thursday morning, temperatures at night and early in the morning could fall below -12 degrees Celsius. On Monday and Tuesday night this applies to most of the country, except for parts of central and western Bohemia. On Wednesday night it will only apply to certain areas, mostly in south Bohemia, Vysočina, and the Olomouc and Moravia-Silesia regions.

Water levels in the lower reaches of the Elbe river are continuing to fall, with the flood alert dropping below the second level in Ústí nad Labem on Monday morning and the same expected to happen in Děčín in the evening.