WNAM REPORT: Mets issued a storm alert for 15 regions of Kazakhstan on January 16.
Ground blizzard is expected to roll through the Kazakh capital today with wind gusts up to 15-18 m/s.
Abai, Akmola, Aktobe, West Kazakhstan, Kostanay regions are also forecast to brace for ground blizzard, high wind gusting locally 25 m/s.
Atyrau and Turkistan regions are set to face fog, ice-slick and ground blizzard.
High wind is predicted to sweep through East Kazakhstan and Zhetysu regions.
Fog is reported to blanket Zhambyl and West Kazakhstan regions today. Ice-slick and high wind are in store for the regions.
Fog and high wind are to grip Kyzylorda and Mangistau regions on Thursday.
Pavlodar region is to brace for snowstorms and high wind.
Snow is expected to batter North Kazakhstan with snowstorms, fog and high wind predicted locally.
As written before, snowstorms were reported to grip the north of Kazakhstan. Ice slicks were expected to form on the roads in the west and southwest.