Overview

• The Moscow region’s overnight low reached −3.4°C in Cherusti, the coldest in the area, while Moscow registered about +2.9°C at VDNH and up to +5.5°C in the city center.
• Forecasters expect a fourth consecutive frosty night across the oblast, with −1 to +4°C and a chance of light rain, before Friday turns dry with highs of +12–14°C in the city and up to +15°C in the region.
• Roman Vilfand forecasts nighttime frosts across most of European Russia in the coming days, down to −5°C in Ivanovo, Kostroma and Yaroslavl and to −4°C near Moscow, with northern Yakutia dropping to roughly −19 to −21°C.
• Phobos expects generally dry, mild days through Saturday near +14–15°C, with brief light rain possible late Thursday night into Friday and broader rain returning from Sunday.
• The Hydrometcentre’s seasonal outlook indicates the upcoming winter may be colder than last year across large areas, with December near normal, a notably colder January in many western regions, and mixed, often milder, signals in February.