-40°C frosts to grip Kazakhstan’s west and north

According to the national weather agency, heavy snowfalls, high wind, fog, and ice-slick are in store for the country’s south and mountainous districts.

As earlier reported, air temperature is predicted to drop as low as to -40 degrees Celsius in the east of Kostanay region, and -35-39 degrees in Aktobe region.

Freezing temperatures are expected to grip Kazakhstan over the next three days. A storm alert was issued for 10 regions.