“Dramatic events await the south of Western Siberia - Omsk, Tomsk, Novosibirsk regions, Altai Territory.

The temperatures there are still very high, but there will be a sharp drop in temperature.

Already from January 8 to 9 in the Omsk region it will get colder to minus 31-32 degrees, and then to minus 33-35 degrees,” Vilfand said.

According to him, very cold weather is also expected in the regions of the Urals in the coming days, with frosts up to 43 degrees. 

In the Volga Federal District, the temperature is expected to be below the norm by 16-20 degrees.

Earlier, a storm warning was announced in the Moscow, Yaroslavl, Vladimir and Ivanovo regions due to frosts down to -35 ° C.