“In most of the territory of our country, the temperature will be around and above normal: from the Volga to the Pacific Ocean,” TASS quoted Vilfand as saying.
At the same time, he noted that "in the western half of the European part of the country, here both Moscow and St. Petersburg are included, the south of the European territory of Russia - here the temperature regime will be around the norm."
Wilfand added that the first nine days of September will be chilly starting on 2 September.
Earlier, the leading expert of the Phobos weather center, Mikhail Leus, said that the first half of September in Moscow will be cold.
The arrival of Indian summer is expected in the second half of the month.