Presidential elections 2025, second round. How will the weather be on the day of vote in Romania
Passers -by defends rain in Bucharest. Inquam Photos / Octav Ganea
On Sunday, May 18, when the polling stations in Romania are opened for the second round of the presidential elections, the Romanians will vote in a capricious weather, with much cooler temperatures than it is normal for the calendar period, the forecast issued by meteorologists shows.
For the range May 18, at 09.00-May 19, at 09.00, ANM announces that the temperatures will rise compared to the previous day in the southeast half of the country, but will drop slightly in the rest, and at the level of the whole country will be maintained below those specific to the date.
The sky will be variable, with temporarily accentuated clouds in Banat, Crișana, Maramureș, Transylvania and locally in Moldova, where there will be showers and electric shocks. The rains will also have a torrential character, the quantities of local water will be more significant and will be hail conditions.
Such phenomena will be reported in the rest of the regions, but on narrower areas and at lower intensity. At the mountain the rainfall will be mixed.
During the day, the weather will be windy, with bursts over 80 km/h in the mountain and generally 45 … 55 km/h in the rest, then will lose in intensity. The maximum temperatures will be between 12 degrees in Maramureș and eastern Transylvania and 23 degrees in the south of Oltenia and Muntenia, and the minimum between 4 and 13 degrees. Isolated will be fog conditions.
Weather in Bucharest on Vote Day
For the capital, ANM announces that temperatures will rise compared to the previous day, but will still be below the normal period. The sky will be variable, and after the noon it will increase the probability for showers and electric shocks. The wind will be weak and moderate, with intensifications throughout the day (gusts generally 40 … 45 km/h). The maximum temperature will be around 21 degrees, and the minimum one will be 9 … 11 degrees.
Saturday – Yellow Wind Code alert in Bucharest and 12 counties
Meanwhile, meteorologists have issued for Saturday, May 17, a Wind yellow code for the capital and 12 counties in western, south and southeast of the country, valid until tonight, at 21.00.
According to ANM, today, between 10:00 and 21:00, in the southern half of Oltenia, Muntenia and Dobrogea, and in the afternoon and in the evening and in Banat and Crişana, the wind will have general intensifications of 50-60 km/h.
