On the evening of February 7, traffic conditions in Moscow reached eight on the congestion scale, according to Yandex Maps. The city’s streets showed noticeable slowdowns as winter weather took its toll on mobility.
Vehicle flow slowed due to fresh snowfall and the formation of ice. The map highlighted particularly tricky sections along the Garden Ring, Boulevard Ring, Third Transport Ring, central avenues and embankments, as well as major corridors like Warsaw Highway, Mira Boulevard, Volokolamsk Highway, and numerous other arterial routes.
Forecasts from weather services for February 7 indicated temperatures in Moscow hovering between minus five and minus three degrees Celsius. There was also a forecast that nighttime temperatures could plunge to minus fourteen degrees, with continuing snowfall and the potential for blizzard conditions and icing in certain areas. While average wind speeds were around five to ten meters per second, gusts reaching fifteen to seventeen meters per second were reported in some locations.
Residents and drivers were braced for the cold to persist, with warmer conditions expected to arrive by mid-February, around February 12. The anticipation of a gradual relief in the cold was widely noted as people prepared for safer travel and more manageable road conditions.
Earlier advisories mentioned that severe frosts were anticipated across the European part of Russia, signaling widespread impacts on daily life, transportation, and infrastructure. Authorities urged caution and awareness as the weather picture evolved and as the city adapted to the evolving forecast and road conditions.