Russian weather forecasters told RT about the upcoming cold snap in the Moscow region.

According to experts, the decrease in temperature will be sharp and will last at least until the beginning of the coming week.

Anatoly Tsygankov, deputy head of the situational center of Roshydromet, told RT that the cyclone, which previously provided heat in the capital region, had shifted to the southeast.

“Therefore, instead of heat, today we already have -2 ... -4 ° С.

The night will be cloudy with some snow.

Temperature -4...-6 °С.

Tomorrow it will also be cloudy with light snow and temperatures of -4...-6 °C.

But the wind, if today it is still western, will turn to the north by Friday, ”he said in an interview with RT.

According to the weatherman, already on the night from Thursday to Friday it will get colder to -17 ... -22 ° С.

On the afternoon of January 6, -18...-20 °С is expected.

“That is, after today it was -2...-4 °С, it will be -18...-20 °С.

Of course, this is a sharp cold snap on Friday.

Further, on the night from Friday to Saturday, it will be even colder, -22 ... -27 ° C, and on Saturday afternoon -20 ... -25 ° C, ”said Tsygankov.

According to him, in the future, the pressure will increase until Monday, as a result of which partly cloudy weather will be observed.

At the same time, on the night from Saturday to Sunday, it will get even colder - up to -24 ... -29 ° С. 

In turn, the leading meteorologist of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, Marina Makarova, told RT that the cyclone, which completes a series of such natural phenomena, will reach the Moscow region in the coming day.

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“About -5 °C is predicted in Moscow on Thursday.

This final cyclone will pass south of Moscow, and we will remain in its cold part.

The temperature will remain negative and there will be light snow.

The wind will change direction, northeast 5-10 m/s,” the forecaster said.

Later, atmospheric pressure will begin to rise and the effect of an anticyclone from the Arctic will be felt, through the eastern-south-eastern part of which very cold air enters, the specialist noted.

“Sharp cooling is expected from Thursday to Friday.

On Thursday in Moscow, as I said, about -5 °С in the morning, and by the evening it is predicted to drop to -10 °С.

In the region in the morning hours -3...-8 °С, and by the evening the temperature will drop to -15 °С.

On Friday night in Moscow it is already -20 ... -22 ° C and -20 ... -25 ° C in the area with light snow, ”said Makarova.

The weather on Friday afternoon, she said, should be mostly rainless.

On Saturday, a similar situation is expected, but frosts will be stronger.

In particular, about -20 °С is expected on Friday afternoon, -18...-23 °С in the region and a north wind with a speed of 6-11 m/s.

According to the weatherman, in such conditions it is necessary to be careful about planning your stay on the street, as the risk of frostbite increases.

On the night of Christmas, according to Makarova, about -25 °С is expected in Moscow, -24 ... -29 °С in the region.

According to available forecasts, the wind will subside by this time, which will be even more noticeable on Sunday. 

Almost 17° colder than normal

The Phobos Center also said that, starting from January 5, a new cyclone will reach Russia, due to which very cold air will penetrate deep into the country.

As forecasters note, so far "the polar cold is literally locked in the north-east of European Russia by cyclones."

Closer to January 7, cold air will enter the European part of Russia, Phobos notes.

Already by Thursday evening, January 4, the thermometers can drop to -14 ° C.

Peak values ​​will be observed on January 8, when almost 30-degree frosts are expected in the capital, which were estimated by Phobos to be about 17 degrees colder than the norm.

According to the center, cold weather will begin to recede from Monday, January 9.