Why are there frost in May? The IMGW synoptic explains whether this is normal
Wrocław, on the other hand, experiences positive temperature anomalies. IMGW has issued warnings against frost for most voivodships.
Frosts in May 2025
On Tuesday in the south of the country it will be cloudy, and poor rainfall is forecast in the southeast and north. In the mountains, especially at the tops of the Tatra Mountains, it can fall to 2 cm of snow. The temperatures during the day will range from 6 to 10 degrees Celsius in the south and sea, and in the center and in the west up to 16 degrees.
At night, cloudy will be small and moderate, except for the south-eastern ends, where it can be large. The minimum temperatures will be from minus 2 degrees in the south to 5 degrees by the sea. The wind will be poor, moderate in places, from the northern and north-east.
Warnings against frost
IMGW issued the first degree warnings against frosts for northern Poland and the belt from the Lublin region to Lower Silesia. All voivodships, except for Małopolska and Podkarpackie, are at risk. In these areas, the air temperature at a height of 2 meters above the ground can drop to minus 1 degree, and at the ground to minus 4 degrees. Warnings apply from the north to Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday, cloudy will be moderate and large, and small by the sea. Poor rainfall in the foothills of the Sudetes is possible. Temperatures will take 10 degrees by the sea to 15 degrees in the center and in the west. The wind will be gusty in the west, in the center and east, and besides, weak and moderate of the northern and north-east.
The synoptic Ilona Śmigrocka emphasizes that frosts in May are a normal phenomenon. On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, frosts are expected throughout the country, with a temperature falling to minus 3 degrees in the center and to minus 8 degrees in the northeast. A positive temperature anomaly is recorded in Wrocław.
Source of information: Polish Press Agency
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