In early March, the average temperature in several regions of the Central Federal District will be above normal. As the head of the Roshydromet situational center, Yuri Varakin, said, the indicators will be 7-10 ° C higher than usual values.

“Everything that is south of Moscow, that is, the Central Federal District, regions such as Tula, Kaluga, Ryazan and further central black earth zones (Kursk, Oryol, Voronezh, Lipetsk, Tambov) - here the temperature will exceed 7-10 ° C is the climatic norm, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

In addition, the temperature will be 5-6 ° C higher than normal in the Tver, Ivanovo, Vladimir and Kostroma regions, said the weather forecaster. He added that anomalies are expected in the Leningrad, Novgorod, Pskov, Vologda regions, in the south of the Arkhangelsk region and in the west of Komi.

“The Arctic itself, if we take the region of Norilsk, but almost 10-12 ° C higher than normal,” said the weather forecaster.

According to him, in general, Western Siberia "will be 8-10 ° C more", including the Turukhansky district and the central part and the north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Average climatic indicators will be exceeded in Yakutia, where the weather is expected to be 10-12 ° C warmer than normal.

The supervisor of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, Roman Vilfand, agrees with the assessment of the forthcoming excess of the climatic norm, but notes that it will be cool at the very beginning of the calendar spring. According to him, on the first day of calendar spring at night, temperatures are expected to be -2 ... -4 ° C, in the region -6 ... -7 ° C.

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“Subsequently, the circulation is such that air masses will prevail from the south, southwest and the temperature will be above normal. In the first week of March, the daily background temperature will be above normal, it will even reach + 5 ... + 7 ° C, ”said the weather forecaster in an interview with RT.

Speaking about the situation as a whole, Villefand suggested that the first decade of March throughout Russia is expected with temperatures above normal.

According to Tatyana Pozdnyakova, chief specialist of the Moscow Meteoburo, in the coming days, due to the appearance of the sun, the air will warm up, despite the fact that there will be a “dense south-westerly wind”.

Speaking about the first week of March, Pozdnyakova said that due to increased cloudiness, the temperature will begin to rise in the dark.

“Due to the increase in cloudiness, the night temperature will begin to rise. By the middle of the week, nighttime temperature, as well as daytime, will be positive. In the daytime, it is expected from +5 ... + 7 ° С, ”the weather forecaster explained.

“The temperature will remain five degrees above the climatic norm, but we are already used to it. Because in January and February, the temperature background also significantly exceeded the norm, ”concluded Pozdnyakova.

Earlier, the Hydrometeorological Center said that the outgoing winter should be the warmest in the history of meteorological observations that have been conducted in Russia for 140 years.

The effects of warm spring

Against the background of abnormal heat, early spring may be accompanied by other phenomena. Elevated temperatures in the metropolitan area can lead to premature awakening of ticks. According to the estimates of the honored rescuer of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Faleev, this can happen in March-April.

“Surprise awaits this region in the behavior of insects. Some species of them will be born earlier and pose a danger to people already in March-April, but this applies, first of all, to a forest tick, whose bites are extremely dangerous for humans, ”RIA Novosti quoted the expert as saying.

Faleev admitted that other pests have successfully wintered and will be ready to cause significant damage to plants, which also requires preventive measures.

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In addition, Moscow authorities suggested that bats would wake up prematurely due to abnormal heat. This is stated in the message of the Department of Environmental Management and Environment of Moscow.

“Often bats wake up in May. But if the spring is warm, then they may wake up earlier - in April or even in March, ”reads the message on the agency’s website. The organization indicated that bats are found in Moscow in large city parks, and hiding in winter in places where there are enough space for wintering for dozens of individuals at once.

At the same time, experts emphasized that no bats capable of drinking blood are found in Moscow. The Department indicated that this kind of animal is found only in South America.