“The Black Sea coast is now 17-18 ° C, and again, due to very warm weather, about a week later we expect an increase to 20 ° C. This is already quite a swimming season, ”RIA Novosti quoted Villefand as saying.

He noted that in the Sea of ​​Azov, the swimming season will begin at the end of this week.

Villefand also added that ponds in the central part of European Russia will rapidly warm up.

Earlier it was reported that the Hydrometeorological Center expects abnormal heat in the European part of Russia.