Occasional rains expected in Kazakhstan
08:19, 26 August 2014
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Occasional rains are expected in Kazakhstan today, according to Kazhydromet, Kazakhstan's national forecaster.
Strong wind gusting up to 15-20 m per sec is expected in the Pavlodar, Akmola, Karaganda, Kostanay, Zhambyl, Almaty, Mangystau, Atyrau, West Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda and East Kazakhstan regions. The Akmola, Karaganda, Kostanay and North Kazakhstan regions will be steeped in fog. Heat wave will hit the Almaty, Atyrau, Mangystau, Aktobe and East Kazakhstan regions.
Fire hazard remains extremely high in western, north-western, eastern, south-eastern and central Kazakhstan.