Snow fell in mountainous areas including Gadabay, Kalbajar, Dashkasan, Khizi, Shahdag, Khinalig, Griz, Khaltan, Gusar and the villages of Bichenek and Kuku in Shahbuz.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that the National Hydrometeorology Service gave the information as of 9 a.m. on November 6.
Snow depth reached 15 cm in Khinalig and Griz, 8 cm in Gusar, 6 cm in Khaltan, 2 cm in Shahdag and 1 cm in Khizi.
Rainy and windy weather was observed across Azerbaijan. Precipitation was heavy and intense in some areas.
Rainfall totals in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula were 6 mm in Baku, 5 mm in Mashtaga, and 3 mm in Bina, Alat and Sumgait.
In Azerbaijan’s regions, rainfall totals were 39 mm in Astara, 24 mm in Shamakhi, 19 mm in Guba, 18 mm in Lankaran, Aghdam and Beylagan, 17 mm in Zardab and Altiaghaj, 16 mm in Gobustan, Kurdamir and Saribash (Gakh), 15 mm in Saatli, 14 mm in Sabirabad and Gadabay, 13 mm in Goychay, 12 mm in Gabala and Tovuz, 11 mm in Imishli and Tartar, 10 mm in Barda and Ismayilli, 9 mm in Goygol, 8 mm in Shabran, Sadarak, Ganja and Shahbuz, 7 mm in Aghstafa, Shamkir and Nakhchivan, and 6 mm in Naftalan, Jalilabad, Lerik and Yardimli. Rainfall of 1-5 mm was recorded at Kishchay (Shaki), Bilasuvar, Sharur, Mingachevir, Yevlakh, Khachmaz, Zagatala, Dashkasan, Balakan, Ordubad, Shirvan, Goranboy, Oghuz, Agsu, Julfa, Neftchala and Jabrayil.
On November 5, northwesterly winds blew in some areas. Maximum wind speeds reached 25 m/s in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, 20 m/s in Neftchala and Shahdag, 18 m/s in Mingachevir and 16 m/s in Shamkir.
Fog was observed in Dashkasan, Khinalig, Shamakhi, Shahbuz, Altiaghaj, Griz, Gusar, Goygol, Goychay, Sabirabad, Imishli and Lerik, reducing visibility to 500 metres.
