Weather Alerts Sweep Russia as Moscow Faces Nighttime Downpour and Far East Braces for Hurricane-Force Winds

Overview

• Russia’s Hydrometcenter set a yellow hazard level for Moscow and the region from 21:00 on October 27 to 09:00 on October 28 with locally strong rain of about 5–8 mm and night readings near 4–6°C in the city.
• The heaviest showers were projected after 21:00 with a taper toward about 03:00, followed by light precipitation on Tuesday and daytime highs around 6–8°C in Moscow.
• Southern regions issued storm warnings for heavy downpours and gusts reaching 20–29 m/s, with forecasters cautioning about river level rises on the Black Sea coast and the potential for 60–100 mm of rain in 12 hours in parts of the south.
• In the Far East, the Kuril Islands and south Kamchatka are forecast to see dangerous winds of 33–35 m/s and 38–43 m/s respectively with heavy rain and wet snow, raising the risk of power disruptions, according to the national weather service.
• Volga district forecasts highlight rain turning to wet snow in places with possible night frosts by the weekend as temperatures trend closer to early‑November norms.