Overview

• Dense fog formed across the Moscow region Monday morning, cutting visibility in places to about 300 meters, with Vnukovo partially closed and Domodedovo reduced to 300–400 meters, according to the Phobos weather center.
• Forecasters expect light rain in Moscow on Monday with daytime highs around 12–14°C and lingering fog patches in the first half of the day.
• Regional hydrometeorological services forecast a warm, changeable week in the Volga Federal District, with daytime temperatures rising to about 22°C and brief, localized showers.
• Fire danger remains high in several Volga regions, as Orenburg recorded 16 landscape fires over 70 hectares in the past day and Saratov extended a forest visit ban through October 22.
• In the Ural Federal District, synoptics expect predominantly dry weather with daytime highs up to about 16°C and chilly nights, with pockets of high forest fire danger in parts of Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk this week.