April 6, 2021 - Early this morning, Croats all around the country woke up to a cold surprise - heavy snowfall around Croatia, from Zagreb to the islands!  Temperatures in parts of the country have dropped below zero. 

With the late arrival of spring this year, locals enjoyed the warm sunshine and short sleeves all around Croatia, but it's time to bring out the winter gear yet again! 

Luka Stanzl/PIXSELL: View of Zagreb from Upper Town

The cold front with snow was expected only to cover the mountains today, while islands covered in snow were a pleasant surprise! Jutarnji List reports, that today we expect mostly cloudy and noticeably colder weather with sleet and snow, according to the State Hydrometeorological Institute (DHMZ).

Snijeg prema najavama pada i ponegdje na sjevernom Jadranu.
? Vodice na Cresu
? Sandro Puncet#DHMZ #prognoza #snijegutravnju pic.twitter.com/imgC3V8EC3

— DHMZ (@DHMZ_HR) April 6, 2021

Along the Adriatic, locals will experience heavy rain, mainly in the northern part, sleet and snow, while Dalmatia is expected to have rain showers with thunder. 

Davorin Visnjic/PIXSELL: Heavy snowfall in Zagreb this morning 

In Croatia, snow is only a rare occurrence during the winter months. The last white Christmas locals experienced was 14 years ago in 2007. Since then, heavy snowfall surprised us all with white-covered Easter holidays for the third year. While the rest of the world looks forward to a white Christmas, Croats are slowly getting used to the new usual, white Easter celebrations! Tomorrow, we can expect partly sunny weather with some clouds, with a little rainfall in the extreme south, while other parts of Croatia may still have some snow tomorrow afternoon. A strong bura wind will weaken and turn towards the open sea to the northwest wind, locally strong. Local frost can be expected at night and in the morning due to the low air temperatures, from -7 to -2, in the Adriatic from 0 to 5 ° C. Highest mostly between 4 and 9 ° C inland and 9 and 12 ° C along the coast and on the islands.

The cold front isn't expected to last very long, so this weekend Croatia is expected to return to its warm spring weather! Enjoy the snow while you can! 

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ZAGREB, February 25, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Sunday the government would help the town of Delnice and its people who have been dealing with heavy snowfall for several days, helped by the army to remove it.

Bureaucracy once again defeats common sense.

Keep those summer beach memories close to hand - the first winter snow is here.