Overview
- Hydrometcenter head Roman Vilfand says Moscow will miss winter conditions for the next 7–8 days with no lasting snow cover and above‑freezing days.
- Phobos forecasters expect Moscow to be cloudy and largely dry on Friday with daytime highs around +1 to +4°C and similar conditions through the weekend.
- Vilfand attributes rare +8–10°C positive anomalies in southern Western Siberia to an incursion of Atlantic air that seldom reaches those latitudes in December.
- The Hydrometcenter forecasts a strong cold spell with snow and winds up to 25 m/s in parts of the Siberian Federal District on Dec. 6–8, affecting Krasnoyarsk Krai, Khakassia, Kemerovo and the Republic of Altai.
- Tomsk authorities issued a four‑day storm warning for frosts down to −43°C and urged residents to avoid out‑of‑town travel, with Novosibirsk and Altai Krai also expecting a sharp drop in temperatures and hazardous conditions.