Overview
- St. Petersburg has a yellow weather alert from 22:00 on December 10 to 15:00 on December 11 for strong winds, with coastal gusts up to 15 m/s, and authorities urging caution.
- Moscow and the wider region remain under a yellow level through Thursday morning, December 11, due to the risk of icy conditions on roads.
- Snow began Tuesday evening in several Moscow districts, including the southeast, the city center, and the north.
- The Hydrometcenter forecasts a decrease in snowfall intensity by morning, with local overnight accumulation up to about 4 cm, daytime temperatures near 0 to +2°C, and a snow cover unlikely to persist.
- Regional forecasts across Northwest Russia call for rain and snow with patchy ice, ranging from nighttime lows near −15°C in Murmansk to +8–12°C in Kaliningrad, with risks such as wet snow accretion on wires and brisk winds in some areas.