"Monday will be the coldest day in October for the center of European Russia, as temperatures continue to rise," RIA Novosti quoted Vilfand as saying.
He noted that the temperature will be below normal by one degree.
According to him, October as a whole will be slightly higher than normal in terms of temperature.
Earlier, Yevgeny Tishkovets, a leading employee of the Phobos weather center, said that the coldest night since the beginning of autumn is expected in Moscow on October 25.