A New Cyclone Will Approach Armenia on January 27, Says Surenyan

The Hydro-meteorological and Monitoring Center has reported that a new cyclone is approaching Armenia. In a conversation with "Haykakan Jamanak," the Deputy Director of the Center, Gagik Surenyan, spoke about the upcoming weather and the influence of this cyclone, stating that it is a fairly active cyclone from the Mediterranean Basin. He added, "When winter comes, is the snow a normal occurrence or abnormal?"

"It will remain in our republic until the morning of January 24. Besides the penetration of the cyclone from the northeast, starting from the upcoming hours, Arctic cold air flows will also penetrate, which means that precipitation across the entire territory of the republic will be in the form of snow during the late evening, the coming night, and throughout the daytime tomorrow. In Yerevan, especially in high-altitude areas, it is forecasted that a snow cover of 10-15 cm will form in the coming day, with black ice on the roads," he elaborated.

Due to the influx of cold air masses, the air temperature will gradually decrease during the day of January 22 and on the 23rd by 7-9 degrees, and by 14-16 degrees in Lori, Tavush, and Syunik regions. According to Surenyan, if the temperature drops, we will reach climatic norms to some extent: "If the temperature drops, we will come closer to climatic norms. Currently, the air temperature is 10-12 degrees above the climatic norm."

He stated that the precipitation will cease on January 24, but another cyclone will arrive on January 27, which will also bring precipitation. Former Deputy Minister of Agriculture Garni Petrosyan also emphasized in our conversation that such weather should not cause concern among farmers and that there is no need for any preventive measures.

"Overall, during the autumn period of this year and from December until January 22, high thermal conditions have been recorded. These conditions are also undesirable, but there have not been significant negative consequences; however, the insufficient amount of precipitation over the past months is concerning. We may face issues in that regard, but it is still too early to make final predictions. There is still a long period ahead, and we need to understand how much water supply we will have," he said.

He views this change in weather as a desirable phenomenon since a snow cover will form in high-altitude areas, and autumn-sown cereal crops will be protected, which is very important. "In the climatic zone, especially in the Shirak region, the autumn-sown cereal fields are exposed, and it is crucial for moisture to accumulate in the soil. If we talk about a decrease of 14 degrees, that cannot pose any danger since we have reached a temperature that is usually recorded during this period," he noted.