According to him, precipitation in the form of sleet turning into rain is forecast.
“If at the beginning of the night it is still -1...-2°C, then at night the temperature will go over 0°C, and during the day the maximum temperature will be +2...+4°C,” said Kolesov.
Freezing rain is expected overnight, he added.
“There is ice and rain in the St. Petersburg region. The cyclone is moving very quickly, strengthening of the south-eastern, eastern wind will be observed throughout the Leningrad region and in St. Petersburg, the wind will increase to 7-12 m/s, with gusts up to 15-18 m/s, especially in the coastal areas of St. Petersburg. In the evening, the wind turns to the west, northwest, and the heat goes away,” the forecaster explained.
According to RT's interlocutor, on Sunday night the temperature will be -4...-6°C.
“But on Sunday the weather will stabilize, there will be sunshine during the day, no precipitation is expected, slightly frosty weather will continue in the future,” he emphasized.
In addition, Kolesov noted that the southwest and west winds in the afternoon are driving water from the Gulf of Finland, so the water level in the Neva will rise up to a meter, “but this happens here.”
“There is a lot of ice in the Gulf of Finland now, and even despite the ice, strong winds will still raise the level. All this week, an easterly wind was observed in St. Petersburg, so the water level in all rivers and canals of St. Petersburg was very, very low. Now, on the contrary, there will be an increase, and on Sunday everything should stabilize, and the level will be close to normal,” he concluded.
Earlier, Deputy Head of the Situation Center of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia Anatoly Tsygankov spoke about the weather in Moscow for the weekend.