Overview
- Russia’s Hydrometcenter chief Roman Vilfand forecasts −21 to −42°C this weekend into early week across the Northwest, Ural and Siberian districts.
- Regional meteorological centers expect night lows down to −35…−45°C in Yamal, Khanty-Mansi (Yugra), and parts of Tomsk and Tyumen, citing high-impact cold.
- The Northwest will split between above-freezing conditions in central areas and deep freezes near −40°C in Komi, Arkhangelsk and Murmansk.
- Urals forecasts include snow, icy roads and gusts up to about 9 m/s, with daytime cold intensifying and much lower temperatures overnight.
- Moscow remains largely overcast through mid-December, with a light early-week snow cover of roughly 1–2 cm before a midweek Atlantic cyclone brings a brief warmup to about +2…+4°C; Sunday is cloudy with 0…+3°C and little precipitation.