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Russia’s Weather Splits: Moscow Issues Night Fog Alert as Siberia Turns Sharply Colder

Forecasters say stagnant, moist air will trap impurities over Moscow, triggering a yellow warning from 21:00 MSK.

Overview

  • Moscow and the region face potentially hazardous air from night fog, with visibility locally cut to 200–700 meters into Wednesday morning, according to the Hydrometcentre.
  • Wednesday in the capital is set to stay cloudy with mist or drizzle and light winds, with daytime temperatures around 13–15°C.
  • The Hydrometcentre reports severe nighttime freezes across Siberia and the Far East this week, with lows from −4°C to −23°C and the coldest readings expected in Yakutia.
  • Regional centers forecast a relatively warm, mostly dry week in parts of the Urals and the Volga district, where high landscape‑fire danger persists and Orenburg region reported multiple recent fires.
  • A Mediterranean cyclone is forecast to hit southern European Russia on October 9–11, bringing heavy rain, a 4–5‑point Black Sea storm, possible waterspouts, and river level rises.