Kazakhstan to see fog, blowing snow, ice slick on Friday

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The weather pattern with precipitation remains in most of Kazakhstan on January 4. Patchy fog, ice slick, and strong winds are expected, Kazhydromet Weather Service informs.

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In the area near Lake Zhalanashko in Almaty region, the wind will strengthen up to 15-20 mps with gusts of 25 mps. There will be patches of fog at night and in the morning.

Turkestan, Mangistau, West Kazakhstan regions will see patchy fog and 15-20 mps wind.

In Zhambyl and Kyzylorda regions, there will be patchy fog, ice on the roads, and wind strengthening up to 15-20 meters per second.

In East Kazakhstan region, blowing snow, patchy fog, and 15-20 mps strong wind.

Patchy fog is also predicted in Akmola, Aktobe, Kostanay, North Kazakhstan, Pavlodar and Karaganda regions.

As for Atyrau region, there will be ice slick and patchy fog.