Overview
- Russia’s Hydrometcenter set a yellow weather alert from 23:00 to 09:00 MSK, forecasting a 03:00–06:00 peak with up to 8 cm of overnight snow, 3–8 mm of precipitation over 24 hours, stronger bands in the southeast, and localized ice risk.
- Snow cover remains above norms at 37–39 cm at central city stations and up to 44 cm in New Moscow, with some Moscow Oblast readings near 50 cm.
- About 145,000 personnel and more than 15,000 vehicles are working around the clock to clear streets, yards, and building roofs across the capital.
- Crews have removed nearly 1 million cubic meters of snow, including 0.75 million cubic meters delivered to stationary snow‑melting sites operating citywide.
- Moscow’s transport department asks residents to use public transit on January 12 due to expected snow and possible icy roads, as Krasnodar Krai issues separate warnings for heavy wet snow, gusts up to 35 m/s, and small‑river level rises.