"According to weather forecasts (Roshydromet), between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on February 23, wet snow is expected in places in Moscow, intensification of the south and south-west wind by gusts of 12-17 m / s," the ministry said in a statement.

Earlier, a specialist at the Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory Andrei Kiselev, in an interview with URA.RU, predicted a mild summer after a warm winter.