Rain is falling across the country – torrential in some places

SOCIETY16.05.2026
Rain is falling across the country – torrential in some places

As of 12:00, intermittent rain and lightning are observed in most regions of the country. The precipitation is torrential in some areas.

This was reported to elchi by the National Hydrometeorological Service.

It was stated that the amount of precipitation recorded is up to 1 mm in Gadabay 11, Ordubad and Nakhchivan 8, Sharur 7, Dashkasan and Julfa 6, Shamkir and Shahbuz 5, Goygol, Ganja, Lankaran and Yardimli 4, Sadarak 3, Astara, Lerik and Tovuz 2, Aghstafa, Goranboy, Balakan, Gakh, Zagatala, Shaki, Guba, Gusar, Shahdag, Sabirabad, Bilasuvar, Jalilabad, Naftalan, Kalbajar, Lachin, and Gubadli.

Currently, a north-westerly wind is blowing in several areas, with maximum wind speeds reaching 23 m/s in Goranboy, 21 m/s in Mingachevir and Dashkasan, 20 m/s in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, 18 m/s in Naftalan, and 16 m/s in Gadabay.