Wilfand predicts dangerous weather in southern Russia at the beginning of the week

The scientific head of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Vilfand, has spoken about the weather in southern Russia at the beginning of the current week.

In a conversation with TASS on Monday, February 3, the expert noted that in the Krasnodar Territory on February 3 and 4, heavy precipitation in the form of rain and wet snow is forecast, thunderstorms are expected on the coast, wind gusts will reach up to 20 m/s.

In addition, there will be heavy accumulation of wet snow and ice and frost, RT writes. Such weather, according to Wilfand, will significantly worsen visibility, due to which the movement of airplanes will be difficult.

Also difficult and dangerous weather will be established in Crimea. Heavy precipitation in the form of rain, wet snow, turning into snow is forecasted on the peninsula.

February 5, the temperature will drop in the south. At night it will be from -6 degrees to -1 degrees, during the day the indicators will be -1...+4 degrees. In the south of the Krasnodar region is expected to +5 degrees. Vilfand pointed out that the temperature in the south is approaching its norm.

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Earlier on February 3, Vilfand said that 2025 could be among the five or three hottest years on the planet. One of the forecasts even assumed that it will take the second place, reports IA Regnum. The specialist added that so far it is not worth taking such forecasts seriously, as the calculations will be clarified in the middle of the year, notes 360.ru.

January 31, Vilfand noted that in Moscow, the average air temperature in January for the first time in history was positive. According to him, this is direct evidence of global climate change, notes NSN. He noted that 15 years ago this was difficult to imagine.

On January 17, Vilfand said that in Russia 2024 ranked second in terms of heat in the history of meteorological observations, second only to 2020, Pravda.Ru reported.

Also in January, allergist-immunologist Alena Bondarenko of the Research Clinical Institute of Childhood warned about the start of the season of "mushroom" allergies due to snowless winter in the capital. In a conversation with the agency of city news "Moscow" specialist noted that "to certain types of mold fungi living in the soil, can be seasonal and aggravated with increased humidity or rotting of organic matter, exposure of the ground due to warming." She urged allergy sufferers to also beware of pollen spread due to early warming. Plant blooms may start earlier.