Temperatures soar as heatwave hits Kazakhstan this weekend
11:59, 21 June 2014
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Temperatures are expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius in some areas of Kazakhstan this weekend.
According to Kazhydromet, Kazakhstan's national forecaster, Atyrau, Mangystau, West-Kazakhstan, Aktobe, Kostanay, Zhambyl, Almaty, South Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda and Karaganda regions will all melt under the temperature higher than 40s this Saturday and Sunday.
Meteorologists also predict occasional rains in northern, eastern and central Kazakhstan.