“There is wind, it can increase on Monday: the average wind is 8 meters per second, and with gusts it can be more,” RIA Novosti quotes the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Villefand.

It is noted that at the same time the area has high air temperature.

“Gusty wind is the main obstacle to collecting oil products from the surface of the water,” added Wilfand.

It is also reported that, according to the forecast, no serious precipitation is expected.

Earlier it became known that at the site of a fuel spill in Norilsk more than 4 thousand cubic meters of fuel-water mixture were collected per day.