The specialist noted that tonight in Moscow the temperatures "were quite February."
“In the region, the minimum temperatures were -10...-13 °C.
And in Moscow itself, the minimum temperature was -7.5 ° C - quite a February temperature.
In St. Petersburg, for example, the temperature was not just February, but January.
The minimum temperature at night was -17.3 °C, and in the region the temperature dropped to -25 °C.
This is due to the fact that really cold, polar, air masses moved through the Leningrad region,” Vilfand said.
He noted that low temperatures are also predicted in Moscow next night.
“A cold night is predicted with minimum temperatures of -11...-13 °C, and in the region up to -19 °C.
It's already quite January weather.
-7...-9 °C is expected during the day.
But gradually throughout Saturday the temperature will rise.
By the end of the day it will rise to 0°C.
This is due to the fact that the air masses formed in the southern regions will contribute to an increase in temperature.
Strong winds up to 15 m/s and light precipitation in the form of snow are also predicted,” the forecaster added.
He also drew attention to the fact that on Sunday the capital will be in the warm sector of the cyclone, which will contribute to low pressure.
“The center of this cyclone will also be near the capital, so the pressure will be below the norm by about 15-18 mm Hg.
0...-2 °C is expected at night, and +3…+5 °C during the day.
If on Saturday the temperature is three to four degrees below normal, then on Sunday it is three to four degrees higher.
Here is such a sharp temperature drop, ”concluded the interlocutor of RT.
Earlier, meteorologist Yury Kutkevich commented on the sharp nighttime cooling in St. Petersburg.
According to him, it will be cold not only on the night of March 10, but also on the night of March 11.