According to him, the cyclone "Annette" on Wednesday will bring to Moscow 20% of the monthly norm of snow, the snowdrifts will grow up to 30 cm.
“From 09:00 to 11:00, the snow will gradually increase, visibility will deteriorate to 1000-1500 m. In the period from 12:00 to 15:00, snowfall will fall with maximum intensity, when with gusts of wind up to 13-18 m / s a blizzard will begin and visibility will decrease to 500-1000 m - it is at this time that the greatest probability of disruptions in ground and air communications is expected, ”he told RIA Novosti.
According to him, the total amount of precipitation for the coming daylight hours will be about 8 mm, which corresponds to 20% of the entire January norm.
Earlier, the head of the METEO forecast center, meteorologist, ecologist Alexander Shuvalov, in an interview with URA.RU, said that the inhabitants of the Volga region and the Urals on January 6 and 7 are expecting a weather "tsunami" - severe frosts will be replaced by a thaw.