In Moscow, the weather hazard was declared “yellow” due to ice and wind. This was reported by hydrometeorology center Russia.
“Intensity rating of hazardous events: yellow – weather is potentially hazardous,” the Center for Hydrometeorology said.
Dangers for Muscovites and guests of the capital include strong winds of up to 15 m per second and icing; The warning regarding this will be valid until Monday, December 25 at 21.00.
Before that, Mikhail Leus, leading expert of the Phobos meteorological center saidThe daily record of the amount of snow in the capital has been updated again.
The forecaster explained that the highest snow cover in Moscow was recorded at the meteorological station of Moscow State University and in Kolomna and was 45 cm.
He added that the previous record was set in 1941. The height of the snow cover at that time was 36 cm.
Previously cardiologists warned About the increased risk of heart attack and stroke in winter.