“This week there will be a constant change of air masses, which will lead to sharp changes in air temperature,” TASS quoted him as saying.
Sinenkov predicted heavy rain with sleet until Wednesday and Thursday.
Then, according to him, the precipitation will stop, and cooling will come.
“Starting from Saturday, the air temperature will rise sharply and exceed the climatic norm,” he added.
Earlier, Sinenkov said that partly cloudy weather without precipitation is expected in the capital region on February 23.
In addition, the chief forecaster of St. Petersburg, Alexander Kolesov, spoke about the weather in the city on February 23.