Overview
- Moscow fell to −13.9°C overnight, the lowest reading since the start of the year, as Volokolamsk in the region dropped to −18.6°C, according to the Hydrometcenter.
- Snow cover in the capital measured up to 28 cm at the Tushino station on the morning of January 1, with 21 cm at the VDNKh reference site.
- Blizzard conditions and stronger winds were forecast for January 2 from 13:00 to 21:00, with gusts up to 15 m/s and a yellow hazard level in Moscow and the region.
- Daytime temperatures on January 2 were expected to hold near −9 to −7°C in the city and −12 to −7°C in the region, with snow and areas of blowing snow persisting into the night.
- Across the Northwest Federal District, regional centers issued storm warnings for hazardous conditions, with strong frosts continuing and local lows in Murmansk region possibly reaching −30°C.