“In Moscow, now the highest snowdrifts are in Tushino - 21 cm, yesterday it was 16 cm. In Moscow, 3 to 8 mm of precipitation fell, but the snow is fluffy and light, therefore these values are multiplied by ten if we are talking about an increase in snow cover” , - TASS quotes his words.
According to Vilfand, after 15:00 the air temperature in Moscow will rise to 0 degrees, precipitation will turn into a stage of wet snow.
According to him, this will lead to the formation of ice in the capital on December 8.
Earlier, the leading specialist of the Phobos center, Mikhail Leus, said that during the day on December 7 in Moscow, up to a quarter of the monthly precipitation rate may fall.
The hydrometeorological center extended until December 8 the "yellow" level of weather hazard in Moscow.