Third-degree wind warnings in the mountains apply to the districts of Tvrdošín, Ružomberok, Liptovský Mikuláš, Poprad, Banská Bystrica and Brezno. According to meteorologists, the wind can reach speeds of 110 to 130 kilometers per hour on average, 160 to 180 kilometers per hour in gusts, which represents a “mighty storm to hurricane”.
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The wind is bothering most of Slovakia
Source: shmú.sk
Second-level warnings apply provisionally to the districts of Námestovo, Dolný Kubín, Žilina, Martin and Turčianske Teplice. The wind speed can reach 135 to 160 kilometers per hour in gusts, on average the wind on the mountain ridges can reach 90 to 105 kilometers per hour, which is a “strong to powerful storm.”
A stronger wind in the mountains should be expected in some northern districts of western Slovakia, but also in central Slovakia and in the east of the country, where first-degree warnings apply. The wind can reach speeds of 110 to 135 kilometers per hour in gusts, on average its speed on the ridges of the mountains can be around 75 kilometers per hour, which is a storm.
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The wind is bothering most of Slovakia
Source: shmú.sk
Most of western Slovakia, for which second-level warnings apply, will not avoid stronger winds. The wind can reach an average speed of 60 to 70 kilometers per hour, in gusts of 85 to 105 kilometers per hour. It is also blowing more significantly in central Slovakia and the northern districts of eastern Slovakia. Meteorologists expect an average wind speed of 45 kilometers per hour, in gusts of 65 to 85 kilometers per hour.