"Like the end of October": weather forecasters predict negative night temperatures in Moscow and the region

The weather in the metropolitan area next week will be clear - weather forecasters do not predict significant precipitation. About this RT said the supervisor of the Roshydromettsentr Roman Vilfand.

"No significant precipitation is expected and the weather will be clear ... There will be a calm wind on Monday, gusts up to 18 m / s are possible, and then already - a maximum of 3-5 m / s," said the weather forecaster.

However, he noted that the temperature in late September will not please either Muscovites or residents of the Moscow region. It is expected that the air temperature will be below normal by about 4-5 ° C.

“The night will be air cooling, and for the first time we predict that the temperature may drop below zero not only in the region, but also in Moscow,” said Villefand.

According to experts, starting from night on Tuesday and throughout the entire working week until Friday inclusive, the night temperature will fluctuate in the range -1 .. +1 ° C directly in Moscow.

“In the afternoon, the thermometer column will tend to reach +10 ° C, but still it will not reach. The maximum temperature is +7 ... + 9 ° C. It is cool weather. I want to warn that in the morning when everyone is going to work, the temperature background will be low - +3 ... + 6 ° C, ”said Vilfand.

The weather forecaster also spoke about other weather characteristics of the coming week. According to him, in terms of changes in atmospheric pressure, the upcoming week will be calm.

“After the cyclone rapidly broke into the European territory of Russia, tomorrow it will move east, to the Volga region. In Moscow, the pressure will increase, and during almost the entire week there will be a uniform weather regime, the pressure will be at a level close to usual values, starting from Wednesday even 2-3 mm higher, ”Wilfand said.

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In turn, Tatyana Pozdnyakova, the chief specialist of the Moscow Weather Bureau, in an interview with RT, clarified that the cyclone now determining the weather will recede to the southeast, opening the "wide road" to the Arctic air.

“Although rainfall will decrease over the course of a week, pressure will be low,” she said.

According to her, the temperature in the capital will be about 4 ° C below the climatic norm, which is not characteristic of the end of September. The weather forecaster notes that such indicators are more characteristic for the end of October. However, she clarified that the strong wind that began the other day will subside.

“It seems that the street is much colder, but when the wind dies down, the weather will be more comfortable than what we are now observing outside the window,” Pozdnyakova emphasized.

It should be noted that the day before in the metropolitan area the “orange” level of weather danger was announced due to frosts (the warning of the Hydrometeorological Center was valid from 1:00 September 21 to 7:00 September 22). Moreover, closer to Saturday evening, the Ministry of Emergency Situations conducted a mass mailing of SMS messages informing of the increase in wind on Sunday afternoon to 17-22 m / s. Also in some areas, rain and sleet were expected.

Beginning of the heating season

Last week, it became known that due to emerging weather trends, heating in social institutions in Moscow will be given earlier than the schedule. On Friday, September 20, said the deputy mayor of the Russian capital Pyotr Biryukov.

He recalled that in accordance with current standards, the heating season begins when the average daily outdoor temperature for five days is below eight degrees.

“Heat supply to kindergartens, schools, hospitals and other organizations of the social sphere during the day will be carried out at their request,” TASS quoted Biryukova.

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The deputy mayor specified that the corresponding decision was made "in connection with an unfavorable weather forecast and at the request of residents of the capital."

After social organizations, according to the established schedule, heat will gradually begin to flow into residential buildings, administrative and industrial buildings, the agency said with reference to the unified city heat supply organization “MOEK”.

According to the company, by the morning of Sunday, September 22, heating was supplied to almost 2.9 thousand social facilities in Moscow.

As of Sunday 8.00, heat was supplied to 2877 social facilities. Including 1172 school buildings, 965 - kindergartens, 560 - hospitals and 156 - clinics. Connection work is ongoing. # Moek # heating

“As of 08:00 Sunday, heat was served in 2877 social facilities. Including 1172 school buildings, 965 kindergartens, 560 hospitals and 156 clinics. Work on the connection is ongoing, ”- said in a message posted on the organization’s Twitter account.

We add that in 2018 the heating season in the capital began on September 25.