Kyiv sits on the Dnipro river in northern Ukraine and receives around 620 mm (about 24 inches) of rain a year, with a clear summer peak from convective thunderstorms typical of the wider East European Plain. These storms can bring intense hail and sudden heavy rainfall capable of flash flooding city streets within an hour, a routine seasonal hazard given the flat surrounding terrain. The Dnipro itself has a generally more gradual seasonal flow pattern tied to spring snowmelt further upstream, a separate and slower risk than summer convective storms. Because these fast-building summer cells are the more immediate hazard, radar tracking during the warmer months is genuinely useful. Ukraine’s Hydrometeorological Center operates the national radar network.
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