Weather conditions in Ukraine are set to improve starting February 26, with a reduction in precipitation and milder temperatures across most regions. Overnight lows may dip to -4°C, but daytime highs will range from -1°C to +3°C.
The forecast indicates that while some areas will experience clear skies, the southeastern part of the country may still see rain mixed with wet snow. This shift is expected to bring more sunshine after a period of adverse weather.
In the capital, Kyiv, cloudy skies with some breaks of sunshine are anticipated, with temperatures hovering around -4°C at night and reaching +1°C during the day. Other cities will experience similar conditions:
- Lviv: Night -4°C, Day +3°C, mostly cloudy.
- Luetsk: Night -4°C, Day +3°C, mostly cloudy.
- Rivne: Night -4°C, Day +3°C, mostly cloudy.
- Ternopil: Night -4°C, Day +3°C, mostly cloudy.
- Khmelnytskyi: Night -4°C, Day +3°C, mostly cloudy.
- Ivano-Frankivsk: Night -4°C, Day +3°C, mostly cloudy.
- Uzhhorod: Night -4°C, Day +5°C, mostly cloudy.
- Chernivtsi: Night -4°C, Day +3°C, mostly cloudy.
- Vinnytsia: Night -4°C, Day +2°C, mostly cloudy.
- Zhytomyr: Night -4°C, Day +2°C, mostly cloudy.
- Chernihiv: Night -4°C, Day +2°C, mostly cloudy.
- Cherkasy: Night -4°C, Day +2°C, mostly cloudy.
- Kropyvnytskyi: Night -4°C, Day +2°C, mostly cloudy.
- Poltava: Night -3°C, Day +2°C, mostly cloudy.
- Odesa: Night -1°C, Day +1°C, mostly cloudy.
- Kherson: Night -1°C, Day +1°C, cloudy with rain and wet snow.
- Mykolaiv: Night -1°C, Day +1°C, mostly cloudy.
- Zaporizhzhia: Night -1°C, Day +1°C, cloudy with rain and wet snow.
- Sumy: Night -4°C, Day +2°C, mostly cloudy.
- Kharkiv: Night -1°C, Day +4°C, mostly cloudy.
- Dnipro: Night -3°C, Day +2°C, cloudy with rain and wet snow.
- Simferopol: Night -1°C, Day +5°C, cloudy with rain and wet snow.
- Kramatorsk: Night 0°C, Day +2°C, cloudy with wet snow.
- Severodonetsk: Night +1°C, Day +1°C, cloudy with wet snow.
February 26: A Day of Remembrance
February 26 is also marked as the day of remembrance for Saint Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza. According to folklore, clear blue skies on this day indicate that the following nights will be frosty.
Weather conditions in Ukraine are expected to improve on February 26, with milder temperatures and reduced precipitation. While most regions will enjoy some sunshine, the southeastern areas may still experience rain and wet snow.