The forecast highlights a significant shift in weather patterns as winter sets in, with implications for daily life in Moscow and surrounding areas.
The anticipated cold snap and snowfall may impact transportation and outdoor activities, prompting residents to prepare for harsher winter conditions.
Residents in Moscow and the surrounding regions should prepare for the coldest night of the season, with temperatures expected to drop significantly.
Light snow is likely to occur in the coming days, particularly on December 1, as the weather shifts due to the influence of an Atlantic cyclone.
Winter has officially arrived in the Moscow region, with forecasters predicting the coldest night of the season on November 27. Tatyana Pozdnyakova from Meteonovosti has indicated that temperatures in Moscow could drop to between -6 and -8 °C, while the surrounding region may experience lows of -9 °C. The weather is expected to stabilize, with high atmospheric pressure and weak winds contributing to calm conditions. Daytime temperatures will hover around -1 to -3 °C in the city and could reach -5 °C in the outskirts.
As the week progresses, an Atlantic cyclone will influence the weather, bringing light snow on Thursday night and wet snow during the day. Despite the cold, temperatures are expected to be 3-4 °C above the climatic norm, with a consistent temperature range of 0 to -2 °C in Moscow and down to -5 °C in the region. Forecaster Alexander Ilyin noted that the established snow cover and subzero temperatures indicate a meteorological winter, with light snow expected in the coming days, particularly in northern regions of European Russia.
Evgeny Tishkovets from the Phobos weather center echoed these predictions, emphasizing that radiation cooling will intensify, leading to significant drops in temperature overnight. He forecasted that temperatures could reach as low as -11 °C in some areas. The last days of November are expected to be dry, with a chance of snowfall on December 1.
