Storm alert in effect throughout Kazakhstan

Mets issued a storm alert for 17 regions of Kazakhstan and Astana on March 6, Kazinform News Agency reports.

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Kyzylorda and Mangistau regions are to brace for ice-slick and high wind.

Fog is expected to blanket today Almaty regions.

Snow and rain, ground blizzard and ice-slick are set to grip Aktobe region and the city of Astana.

Rain, fog, high wind are forecast to batter Turkistan region.

Snow, rain, ground blizzard and ice-slick are also reported to grip today Atyrau, Ulytau, Karaganda, Akmola, Pavlodar, North Kazakhstan, West Kazakhstan regions.

East Kazakhstan is to brace for fog and high wind today.

Ice-slick is forecast for Zhambyl region.

Earlier Kazinform reported what would be the weather like on March 5.