According to the specialist, precipitation in the form of rain and sleet is expected in the DPR on the night from Wednesday to Thursday.
“Starting from Friday until next Tuesday there will be virtually no precipitation, and temperatures are expected to rise. The wind is mainly southerly, southeasterly. From February 23 to 27, the weather will be determined by the western periphery of the anticyclone, therefore there will be virtually no precipitation. During the day, temperatures will rise to +3...+8 °C in the south, and in the north - to +4...+6 °C. At night it will be about 0 °C and light frosts are possible,” Varakin said.
He added that there will be less precipitation on the coast of the Donetsk People's Republic.
“It’s also a little warmer at night. About 0°C, but a slight minus is possible. Almost no precipitation until Tuesday. The wind is generally the same, southeast and south. Maximum daytime temperatures are +3...+6 °C,” the forecaster noted.
In the LPR, according to him, the situation is approximately similar.
“Precipitation in the form of rain and sleet overnight. During the day - in the form of light rain in the south, southwest. Starting Friday, mostly no precipitation. The maximum temperature during the day on Friday and Saturday is up to +3...+7 °C, and at night it is about 0 °C. Moreover, during clearings - 0...-4 °C. This background temperature will remain until approximately February 27,” concluded RT’s interlocutor.
Earlier, weather forecaster at the Meteo-TV forecast center Alexander Ilyin predicted warming in the European part of Russia.