He said that in the European territory of the country "in the southern half the temperature is expected to be around normal, and in the northern half above normal."

So, according to him, temperatures above normal are expected in the Volga region, in the Ural Federal District, in Western Siberia, Central Siberia, Chukotka and Primorye.

“In Yakutia, in the Khabarovsk Territory, in the Amur Region, the temperature background is near normal,” the weather forecaster quotes RIA Novosti.

He noted that "a cold April is not expected anywhere, temperatures below normal are not expected anywhere."

Earlier, a leading employee of the weather center "Phobos" Evgeny Tishkovets said in an interview with "Gazeta.Ru" that the Russians expect a "raspberry" summer.