Overview
- Russia’s Hydrometcenter set an orange danger level for Moscow from 21:00 Sunday to 09:00 Monday due to forecast freezing rain, with snow changing to rain, glaze ice, and wet snow accretion on trees and power lines.
- The city’s emergency service warned of freezing rain and ice from Sunday evening to Monday morning and urged drivers to slow down, increase following distance, and avoid parking near trees, with pedestrians advised to be cautious.
- Moscow’s municipal utilities shifted to heightened readiness, said roads are being continuously monitored and treated, and asked residents to limit travel in the deteriorating conditions.
- The Moscow region is under a yellow alert for the same interval, while St. Petersburg announced a yellow warning on Monday for heavy snow, icing, and frost deposition.
- Forecasters expect several above‑normal days this week in Moscow, peaking around 5°C in the city and up to 7°C in the region on Thursday–Friday with limited snowfall, and predict Siberia and the Far East will see temperatures about 10–12°C above average next week.