Overview
- Hydrometcenter chief Roman Vilfand forecasts lows of −21 to −42°C across the North‑West, Ural and Siberian districts through early week, with some locations in Yamal near −45°C.
- Regional meteorological services expect deep frosts to roughly −40°C in Komi, Arkhangelsk and Murmansk, while Pskov, Novgorod and Kaliningrad hold at about +1 to +8°C with cloud, rain and wet snow.
- In the Urals, forecasters warn of snow, black ice and wind gusts up to 9 m/s, with nighttime temperatures around −32°C in Tyumen and down to −41°C in Yugra.
- Yamalo‑Nenets is set for daytime −29 to −39°C and nighttime −35 to −45°C this weekend with light snow and frost deposits, according to regional hydromet centers.
- Moscow remains largely sunless into mid‑December, with a 1–2 cm snow cover early in the week and a midweek thaw bringing mixed precipitation and +2 to +4°C before temperatures could dip again next weekend.