Overview
- Russia’s Hydrometcenter projects light snow in Moscow and the region on the night of January 18–19 with temperatures around −10 to −15°C and a westerly wind at 3–8 m/s.
- Daytime temperatures on Monday are expected to range from −9 to −4°C, according to the latest official guidance.
- The weather service has said this week will feature one of the coldest nights of the autumn–winter period for the capital and surrounding areas.
- Earlier prognoses indicated the night to Sunday could drop to −19 to −21°C in Moscow, locally to −24°C, and to −17 to −22°C in the region, locally to −26°C.
- Moscow recorded −12.1°C at the VDNKh station last night, the coldest in two weeks, with forecasters expecting the weekend to be the peak of the cold spell before conditions ease Monday.