“We had an average temperature below zero yesterday, so it’s too early to relax, that the winter is over. Winter has not ended, according to our climate and March is considered the winter month. Weather in temperate latitudes is very variable, frosts are quite possible, ”TASS quoted her as saying.
According to Makarova, the winter period will end only when spring comes in all respects: meteorological, climatic and astronomical.
“The astronomical spring begins on March 20 with us, according to the climate we have a steady transition of the average daily temperature through zero - March 25. This is a very long time, despite the fact that the bright distinguishing feature of this winter is a long period of abnormally warm weather, ”said the weather forecaster.
Earlier, the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center Roman Vilfand talked with the NSN about the weather in late February - early March.