Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Center for Hydrometeorology, said that air temperatures in some regions of Russia continue to deviate from climatic norms. In the eastern part of the country, deviations from the norm reach 20 degrees, said He talks to RT.
“The Volga region, the Urals, Western Siberia – there are still abnormal colds there, 10-20 degrees below normal. “Frosts of -40…-42 °C are experienced in the Urals, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan and Sverdlovsk regions,” Vilfand noted.
In Western Siberia, including the Omsk, Tomsk and Novosibirsk regions, frosts reach 45 degrees below zero, in the Krasnoyarsk Territory – up to 50 degrees below zero, in Western Yakutia – up to 45.
“We are used to the concept of ‘Siberian frosts’, but here we have ‘super Siberian frosts’,” emphasized the scientific director of the Center for Hydrometeorology.
Snowfall is also expected in European Russia and the Northwestern Federal District. Thus, heavy rains will occur in the Leningrad, Pskov and Novgorod regions; In the Volga, Ryazan and Moscow regions, heavy snowfall and snowstorms are expected in places where the wind increases in the evening hours.
According to forecasts, heavy sleet will occur in the Rostov, Belgorod and Lipetsk regions. According to Vilfand, this weather is caused by the movement of air masses from the Atlantic towards the western part of the country’s European territory.
Let us remind you that we are in Moscow today. announced Yellow weather danger level due to wind gusts up to 15 m/s, snow flurries and ice. Valid until Wednesday 11:00.
The other day in Chelyabinsk due to frost It is cancelled lessons in schools.