Overview
- Moscow’s urban services report round-the-clock operations to plow, load, and remove snow across streets and courtyards, with roof clearing conducted in cordoned areas to protect pedestrians.
- City updates on January 3 cite fresh accumulation up to 4 cm for the day, with repeated mechanized sweeping cycles scheduled as snowfall continues.
- The Hydrometcentre forecast for the previous night called for light to locally moderate snow totaling 1–2 mm of precipitation and up to 3 cm of accumulation, most active from midnight to 06:00, with −9 to −7 °C in the city.
- Moscow advisories note possible wind gusts up to 15 m/s and urge residents to avoid sheltering under trees and to refrain from parking near them.
- Krasnodar Krai’s EMERCOM warns of heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds on January 3–4 with gusts of 20–25 m/s, up to 24–29 m/s in the mountains, and possible rises on small Black Sea coastal rivers, advising residents to stay home and avoid long trips.