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Warm Atlantic Front to Bring Moscow Thaw Tuesday as Ice Warning Stays in Effect

The shift follows the season’s coldest night, raising a high risk of black ice on city roads.

Overview

  • Russia’s Hydrometcenter says a warm front will reach the capital overnight, pushing Tuesday morning temperatures in Moscow toward 0°C and turning snowfall into wet snow and rain with local wet‑snow adhesion.
  • The yellow danger level for possible icy conditions remains in force for Moscow and the region until 21:00 MSK on December 16 due to expected road glazing.
  • After Tuesday, forecasters expect temperatures to hover from roughly −3°C to +3°C through midweek with mostly light precipitation and periods of cloud cover.
  • Moscow logged its coldest night of the season with −8.2°C at the VDNKh station, and several suburbs recorded −10°C or lower.
  • Siberia faces blizzards, ice hazards and storm‑force gusts up to 23 m/s with lows down to −35…−45°C in northern districts, while the Northwest sees sharp contrasts from severe cold in Komi to daytime thaw near +5…+6°C in southern areas, and southern and Volga regions continue cleanup and power repairs after recent storms.