During the first ten days of January, weather conditions in Ukraine were highly contrasting and varied significantly by region. A large part of the country, especially the southern regions, was affected by an active southern cyclone that brought heavy precipitation in the form of rain turning into snow, as well as ice and icy roads. Throughout this period, winter crops across Ukraine remained in a state of dormancy, ProAgro Group reports.

According to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, atmospheric fronts caused a significant deterioration of weather conditions in the western and northern regions. Heavy snowfall, blizzards, snowdrifts, freezing rain, and wind gusts of up to 15–24 m/s were recorded.

In the second half of the decade, an intrusion of Arctic air led to a sharp drop in temperatures. Air temperatures fell to 8–10°C below the climatic norm, with minimum values across most of the country reaching –15 to –20°C.

Average temperatures during the period showed a clear contrast from south to north, ranging from positive values in southern regions (3–4°C above normal) to negative values in northern and northwestern areas (around 2°C below normal).

No threatening conditions for the overwintering of winter crops or fruit crops were recorded. Soil temperatures at the depth of the tillering node (3 cm) dropped to –3 to –9°C, and only to –1 to –2°C in southern and western regions, which is well above critical freezing thresholds.

As previously reported, the warm weather in December 2025 did not pose any risks to winter crops or fruit plantations.