10 minutes agoAfter Sahara dust in Kosovo to rain
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)During the present day of the outbreak of African heat, high concentrations of the Saharan dust penetrated the country, which also affected the growing PM 2.5 and PM10 particles at the air monitoring stations of the Kosovo Hydromeorological Institute, Pristina Weather. The meteorology service reports that in some [...]
The meteorology service reports that in some stations the instant value of the PM10 particles was much higher than should be normal for this period of time.
The Saharian “will remain above the region and the coming days, though not with these high concentrations. According to earlier projections, changes in the synopsitic situation, with a significant drop in temperatures and even the possibility of rainfall” are expected by the middle of next week, points out PW.
According to the PW, “even as predicted in numeric models, today the powerful wind from the southwest blew, and in Pristina registered as much as 60km/h. Air temperatures at most stations reached as much as 33C, and in several stations in Dukagjin as much as 34C”.
The “should be highlighted that in the second ten days of May, from May 11th to May 20th, the current day's temperature is the highest, and for some stations may be even higher for May. In May 2008, temperatures at Pristina airport have been recorded even to 34C”, the PW suggests.
