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Large parts of Mongolia are expected to see extreme cold from the coming Monday and through the entire week, with expected overnight temperatures of 39 to 47 degrees Celsius below zero, the country’s weather agency said Friday.
The weather agency said that heavy snow and snow storms are hitting the country’s eastern and western parts, urging the public, especially nomadic herders and drivers, to take extra precautions against possible disasters.
Mongolia’s climate is strongly continental, with long and frigid winters. A temperature of minus 25 degrees Celsius is standard during winter. Unstable weather events are also common in the country throughout the year.
