"According to forecasts of Roshydromet forecasters, on September 17 in Moscow, until the end of the day, a thunderstorm, heavy rain, hail will remain, and during a thunderstorm, the wind will increase with gusts of up to 26 m / s," the TASS agency quoted the statement as saying.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations advises, if possible, to refuse to travel by personal transport. 

Earlier, Tatiana Pozdnyakova, chief specialist of the Moscow meteorological office, told the Moscow 24 website how to dress in September in the capital.